How to Say ‘Chicken’ in Simplified Chinese
鸡肉
jī ròu
[jīròu]
💬 Usage Tip: 肉 (ròu) means "meat", so you add it to an animal's name to get the food: 鸡 (jī) "chicken" becomes 鸡肉 "chicken meat". The same pattern gives 牛肉 and 猪肉.
Phrase Breakdown
鸡肉
jī ròu
[jīròu]
chicken (meat)
Meat from a chicken, used for food.
我想吃鸡肉。
I want to eat chicken.
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