(ròu) — meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)

Definition

肉 (ròu) is 'meat' (the food, as in 三斤肉) or the flesh of fruit. Distinct from 肌肉 (muscle on a body) and 肌肤 (literary 'skin/flesh'). The fruit-flesh sense is a small extension of the meat sense.

noun
meatfleshpulp (of a fruit)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Tā mǎi le sān jīn ròu.
    He bought three jin of meat.
  • Nǐ chī ròu hái shì yú?
    Do you eat meat or fish?
  • Zhè wǎn ròu hěn rè.
    This bowl of meat is hot.

Browse more HSK 2 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.