Definition
饼 (bǐng) is a general word for a round, flat cake or pastry — often pan-fried or baked, and can be savory or sweet. Unlike 蛋糕 (dàngāo), which is a taller, soft Western-style cake, 饼 is typically flat and not as fluffy. It also differs from 饼干 (bǐnggān), which are small, crunchy biscuits or crackers.
noun
round flat cake (e.g. pancake, pie, mooncake)pastrycookie
Measure word · 张
Easily confused
- 拼pīnlook-aliketo piece together, to put together
- 病bìngsound-alikeillness, disease
- 并bìnglook-alike(verb) to combine, to merge
- 冰bīngsound-alikeice
- 兵bīngsound-alikesoldier; military personnel
- 丙bǐngsound-alikethird of the ten Heavenly Stems (天干)
Examples
- 饼。Māma zuò de bǐng hěn hǎochī.The flatcake Mom made is very tasty.
- 饼。Zǎoshang wǒ chī le yì zhāng bǐng.I ate a pancake this morning.
- 饼。Zhè jiā diàn de bǐng hěn yǒumíng.The pastries at this shop are very famous.
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