Definition
香肠 (xiāngcháng) is the common word for 'sausage' as a food item. Its sibling 肠 (cháng) means 'intestines' (the organ) and is not used alone for the food — 香肠 literally means 'fragrant intestine' but is a fixed compound for sausage.
noun
sausage
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 香肠。Māma zài chāoshì mǎi le liǎng gēn xiāng cháng.Mom bought two sausages at the supermarket.
- 香肠，。xiāng cháng kěyǐ jiān zhe chī, yě kěyǐ kǎo zhe chī.Sausages can be pan-fried or grilled.
- 香肠，。Zhè gēn xiāng cháng tài xián le, wǒ bù xǐhuan.This sausage is too salty; I don't like it.
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