比薩 / 比萨
bǐsà
The English word pizza is translated into Chinese as 比薩 / 比萨 (bǐsà). Wiktionary also lists 披薩 / 披萨 (pīsà) and 比薩餅 / 比萨饼 (bǐsàbǐng).
Meaning: Italian dish (noun)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 比薩 / 比萨 | bǐsà |
| 披薩 / 披萨 | pīsà |
| 比薩餅 / 比萨饼 | bǐsàbǐng |
In Chinese, pizza can be referred to through phonetic transliterations of the original word or by adding a descriptive term for the food type. Adding 餅 (bǐng) to the transliteration is a common way to make the foreign loanword sound more natural in Chinese by categorizing it as a dough-based food.
What does it mean word for word?
In the form 比薩餅 / 比萨饼, the component 餅 / 饼 means cake, biscuit or flatbread.
Which one should you use?
The terms 比薩 / 比萨 and 披薩 / 披萨 are both phonetic transliterations of the word 'pizza'. The term 比薩餅 / 比萨饼 explicitly describes it as a type of flatbread.
How do you pronounce it?
bǐsà
Did you know?
- Because 比薩 / 比萨 is a phonetic borrowing, it is also the standard Chinese name for the Italian city of 'Pisa'.
- The character 披 /pī used in one version of the transliteration often carries the meaning of 'to wear' or 'to drape over one's shoulders', such as with a cloak.
- Chinese describes the 'crust' of a 比薩餅 using the word 餅邊, which literally means 'bread edge'.
Examples in context
- 我想吃披萨。I want to eat pizza.
- 请给我一份比萨。Please give me a pizza.
- 我们一起吃披萨饼吧！Let's eat pizza together!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pizza” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
