🇨🇳 How to say

“beef” in Chinese

牛肉niúròu
Illustration of "beef" in a Chinese cultural setting
A cook places thick slices of grilled beef onto a wooden cutting board, the meat still sizzling from the pan. In the bac…

Usage note

The word 牛肉 (niúròu) literally means 'cow meat'. It is a very common and direct word for beef, used in all everyday food contexts.

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