烧烤
shāokǎo
In Chinese, "bbq" is expressed as 烧烤 (shāokǎo).
The term 烧烤 is used to refer to both the food itself and the act of barbecuing or grilling. If you want to refer to a place where barbecue is sold, you can use 烧烤摊 (shāokǎo tān), which means "barbecue stall".
What does it mean word for word?
The word 烧烤 is composed of the characters 烧 (shāo), meaning to burn or roast and 烤 (kǎo), meaning to roast or bake.
How do you pronounce it?
shāokǎo
Did you know?
- In modern Chinese slang, 烧烤 is sometimes used metaphorically to describe a situation where someone is being 'grilled' or intensely questioned by a boss or teacher.
- In a casual setting, if you are going out for 烧烤, you might say you are going to 撸串 (lū chuàn), a very colloquial way to describe the act of eating skewers.
- In China, 烧烤 is often an evening social activity where diners drink beer and eat skewers until late at night, rather than a midday family gathering.
Examples in context
- 请给我一份烧烤Please give me a serving of BBQ.
- 我想点烤串I would like to order some grilled skewers.
- 我喜欢吃烧烤I like eating BBQ.
- 我们去吃烤肉吧Let's go eat BBQ.
- 这家店的烧烤很好吃。Zhè jiā diàn de shāokǎo hěn hǎochī.The bbq at this shop is delicious.
- 你想吃什么烧烤？Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme shāokǎo?What kind of bbq do you want to eat?
Example conversation
A couple is deciding on dinner.
- 梓涵 Zihan伟，我们去吃烧烤吧。Wěi, wǒmen qù chī shāokǎo ba.Wei, let's go eat bbq.
- 伟 Wei好啊，我也想吃烧烤。Hǎo a, wǒ yě xiǎng chī shāokǎo.Sure, I want to eat bbq too.
- 梓涵 Zihan你想吃烤肉还是烤蔬菜？Nǐ xiǎng chī kǎoròu háishì kǎoshūcài?Do you want to eat grilled meat or grilled vegetables?
- 伟 Wei我想吃烤肉。Wǒ xiǎng chī kǎoròu.I want to eat grilled meat.
