Hotpot & barbecue in Chinese 火锅和烧烤
huǒguō hé shāokǎo
What do you eat with a group of friends? 15 essential hotpot & barbecue words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 火锅 | huǒ guō | hotpot |
| 锅底 | guō dǐ | hotpot broth |
| 鸳鸯锅 | yuān yāng guō | split hotpot (two broths) |
| 涮 | shuàn | to dip-boil (in hotpot) |
| 肥牛 | féi niú | thin-sliced beef |
| 蘸料 | zhàn liào | dipping sauce |
| 麻酱 | má jiàng | sesame paste |
| 烧烤 | shāo kǎo | barbecue |
| 烤肉 | kǎo ròu | grilled meat |
| 羊肉串 | yáng ròu chuàn | lamb skewers |
| 孜然 | zī rán | cumin |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer |
| 麻辣 | má là | spicy and numbing |
| 不辣 | bù là | not spicy |
| 吃到饱 | chī dào bǎo | all you can eat |
Example sentences
- 冬天吃火锅最舒服。Hotpot is the best in winter.
- 你要辣锅底还是清汤？Spicy broth or clear?
- 我们点个鸳鸯锅吧。Let's get a split pot.
- 把肉放进去涮一下。Dip the meat in to cook it.
- 肥牛一定要点。You have to order the sliced beef.
- 我自己去调蘸料。I'll go and mix my own dipping sauce.
- 北京人吃火锅喜欢麻酱。Beijingers like sesame paste with hotpot.
- 夏天晚上去吃烧烤。We go out for barbecue on summer nights.
- 韩式烤肉很好吃。Korean barbecue is delicious.
- 羊肉串来二十串！Twenty lamb skewers, please!
- 羊肉串上要多放孜然。Lots of cumin on the lamb skewers.
- 吃烧烤配啤酒。Barbecue goes with beer.
- 这个锅底太麻辣了！This broth is far too numbing and spicy!
- 我要不辣的。I'd like it not spicy.
- 这家火锅店是吃到饱的。This hotpot place is all you can eat.
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The Hotpot & barbecue speaking island has 8 everyday questions about hotpot & barbecue to prepare your own answers to.