腱子 (jiàn zi) — tendon (as a cut of meat, especially beef or pork)
Definition
腱子 refers to the tendon itself, but it is rarely used alone — it almost always means 'tendon' as a cut of meat (especially beef or pork) in cooking contexts. Think 牛腱子 / 卤腱子, not the anatomical term 肌腱.
noun
tendon (as a cut of meat, especially beef or pork)
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 腱子。Zhè dào cài yòng de shì niú jiàn zi.This dish uses beef tendon.
- 腱子。Wǒ mā ma zuò de lǔ jiàn zi hěn hǎo chī.My mom's marinated tendon is delicious.
- 腱子。Zài huǒ guō lǐ zhǔ jiàn zi yào zhǔ hěn jiǔ.Cooking tendon in hotpot takes a long time.
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