HSK Level 6

薯条

shǔ tiáo

french fries

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Example Sentences

我喜欢吃薯条。

wǒ xǐhuān chī shǔtiáo.

I like eating french fries.

薯条是油炸食品,吃多了不健康。

shǔtiáo shì yóuzhá shípǐn, chī duōle bù jiànkāng.

French fries are fried food, eating too much is unhealthy.

麦当劳的薯条很有名。

màidāngláo de shǔtiáo hěn yǒumíng.

McDonald's french fries are very famous.

Synonyms

薯条 (shǔ tiáo)

French fries

炸薯条 (zhà shǔ tiáo)

Fried potato strips

Antonyms

薯块 (shǔkuài)

potato chunks

薯片 (shǔpiàn)

potato chips

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word for "French fries" is 薯条 (shǔtiáo), which literally means "potato strips". The word 薯条 is composed of two characters: 薯 (shǔ), which means "potato", and 条 (tiáo), which means "strip". The word 薯条 was first used in the 19th century, when French fries were introduced to China by Westerners. The word 薯条 is now widely used in China to refer to French fries.