面条儿

• 拼音: miàn tiáor
• 汉字拆解: 面 = flour/surface; 条 = 木 (wood) + 攵 (phonetic), meaning strip or strand; 儿 = colloquial suffix

含义

Noodles. A general term for all types of noodles, one of the most important staple foods in Chinese cuisine.

Covers all varieties of noodles — hand-pulled, knife-cut, thin, thick, soup-based, or stir-fried. The 儿 suffix is typical of northern Mandarin. In some regions, 面条 without 儿 is used instead.

例句

1. 我想吃一碗面条儿。
2. 妈妈做的面条儿最好吃。
3. 这家店的面条儿很有名。

用法指南

语境: food, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你想吃什么面条儿？(What kind of noodles do you want?)
• 来一碗牛肉面条儿。(I'll have a bowl of beef noodles.)

错误说法

• 我要两个面条儿。(Wrong measure word — say 两碗面条儿 using 碗 (bowl) as the measure word, not 个)

起源与历史

A compound of 面 (flour/wheat) and 条 (strip/strand) with the colloquial suffix 儿. Literally 'flour strips' — strips made from wheat dough.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal