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薯片 (shǔ piàn) — potato chips (crisps)

Definition

noun
potato chips (crisps)
Measure word · 袋

Examples

  • 薯片。
    Wǒ mǎi le yì bāo shǔ piàn.
    I bought a bag of potato chips.
  • 薯片。
    Zhè zhǒng shǔ piàn hěn hǎo chī.
    This kind of potato chips is very tasty.
  • 薯片。
    Tā xǐ huan zài jù huì shí chī shǔ piàn.
    He likes to eat chips at parties.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

薯shǔpotato
片piànslice

薯 means potato or tuber, and 片 means thin slice, so together they name potato chips.

Characters in this word

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Food (General)

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