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How to Say ‘Peking duck is delicious.’ in Simplified Chinese

北京烤鸭很好吃。

běi jīng kǎo yā hěn hǎo chī

[Běijīng kǎoyā hen how chir]

💬 Usage Tip: Food + 很 + describing word is a reusable pattern, with no 是: 包子很好吃, 茶很甜.

Phrase Breakdown

北京烤鸭

běi jīng kǎo yā

Peking roast duck

北京 (Beijing) + 烤鸭 (roast duck). This is a famous dish, so keep it as one unit: Běijīng kǎoyā.

Example

我想吃北京烤鸭。

I want to eat Peking duck.

Words in this phrase

北京

běi jīng

[Běijīng]

Beijing

The capital city of China.

Example

我住在北京。

I live in Beijing.

烤鸭

kǎo yā

[kǎoyā]

roast duck

Duck roasted until the skin is crispy; Beijing's famous dish.

Example

我们去吃烤鸭吧。

Let's go eat roast duck.

很好吃。

hěn hǎo chī

is very delicious

很 (very) + 好吃 (tasty). 很 and 好 are both third tone, so 很 rises: hén hǎochī.

Example

这个菜很好吃。

This dish is very tasty.

Words in this phrase

很

hěn

[hen]

very

An adverb meaning “very,” often used before adjectives in polite conversation.

Example

这个活动很热闹，“很”常用来加强语气。

This event is lively; 很 is often used to strengthen the tone.

好吃

hǎo chī

[how chir]

tasty; delicious

A very common way to say that food tastes good.

Example

这个菜好吃吗？

Is this dish tasty?

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