Definition
炒面 is a noun with two distinct senses: the common dish of fried noodles (炒面 chǎo miàn), and a less common meaning of parched flour (dry-roasted flour) used in traditional snacks or as a base for a hot drink. The word itself combines 炒 'stir-fry' and 面 'noodles/flour', but the second sense is specific to certain regional or older culinary contexts.
n.
fried noodles (a dish)parched flour (dry-roasted flour used in Chinese cooking)
Examples
- 炒面，。Wǒ xǐhuān chī chǎo miàn, yóuqí shì jiā le hěn duō shūcài de.I like to eat fried noodles, especially with lots of vegetables.
- 炒面，。Zhè jiā diàn de chǎo miàn zuò de hěn zhèngzōng, miàntiáo hěn jīndào.The fried noodles at this restaurant are authentic and the noodles are very chewy.
- 炒面，。Lǎolao xiǎoshíhou cháng hē chǎo miàn chōng de húhu, shuō hěn yǎng wèi.My grandmother often drank a paste made from parched flour when she was young, saying it was good for the stomach.
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