佳肴

佳肴 jiāyáo

Fine food (good food)

佳肴 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體佳餚 jiayao

What 佳肴 means

Fine food (good food)

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Character by character

佳肴 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

佳

jiā

Fine (good)

肴

yáo

Meat dishes

How to write 佳肴

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佳肴 in a sentence

桌上摆满了美味佳肴。

Zhuō shang bǎi mǎn le měiwèi jiāyáo.

The table was laden with delicious dishes.

这道菜是当地有名的佳肴。

Zhè dào cài shì dāngdì yǒumíng de jiāyáo.

This dish is a famous local delicacy.

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Questions about 佳肴

What does 佳肴 mean in English?

佳肴 is pronounced jiāyáo and means Fine food (good food).

How do you pronounce 佳肴?

佳肴 is jiāyáo in pinyin — written jiayao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 佳肴?

佳肴 is written with 2 characters: 佳 (jiā) Fine (good), 肴 (yáo) Meat dishes. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 佳肴 written in traditional Chinese?

佳餚. The simplified form 佳肴 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 佳餚 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiāyáo.

Is 佳肴 an HSK word?

Yes — 佳肴 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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