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ròu
HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. meat
  2. 2. flesh
  3. 3. pulp (of a fruit)
  4. 4. (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
  5. 5. (of a person) flabby
  6. 6. irresolute
  7. 7. Kangxi radical 130

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 832798)

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Words Containing 肉

腰肉
yāo ròu

loin

烤肉酱
kǎo ròu jiàng

barbecue sauce

植物肉
zhí wù ròu

plant-based meat

肉皮
ròu pí

pork skin

端起碗吃肉,放下筷子骂娘
duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng

fig. to complain despite being privileged

鼻息肉
bí xī ròu

nasal polyp

牛肉面
niú ròu miàn

beef noodle soup

血肉相连
xuè ròu xiāng lián

one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related

腐肉
fǔ ròu

rotting flesh; carrion

肉足鹱
ròu zú hù

(bird species of China) flesh-footed shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)

生肉
shēng ròu

raw meat

肌肉注射
jī ròu zhù shè

intramuscular injection

大肉
dà ròu

pork

蚊子再小也是肉
wén zi zài xiǎo yě shì ròu

lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)

酒池肉林
jiǔ chí ròu lín

lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery

亲生骨肉
qīn shēng gǔ ròu

one's own flesh and blood

蟹肉
xiè ròu

crab meat

肉中刺
ròu zhōng cì

a thorn in one's flesh

食肉目
shí ròu mù

Carnivora, order of carnivores within Mammalia

肉汤
ròu tāng

meat soup

皮肉之苦
pí ròu zhī kǔ

physical pain

息肉
xī ròu

(medicine) polyp

多肉
duō ròu

fleshy

肉搏战
ròu bó zhàn

hand-to-hand combat

五花肉
wǔ huā ròu

pork belly

皮笑肉不笑
pí xiào ròu bù xiào

to put on a fake smile (idiom)

绞肉机
jiǎo ròu jī

meat grinder

肉蒲团
ròu pú tuán

The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁|李渔[lǐ yǔ]

咕噜肉
gū lū ròu

sweet and sour meat (pork)

酒肉朋友
jiǔ ròu péng you

lit. drinking buddy (idiom)

肉汤面
ròu tāng miàn

noodles in meat soup

肉骨茶
ròu gǔ chá

bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore

肉质根
ròu zhì gēn

succulent root (botany)

肉丝
ròu sī

shredded meat

红烧肉
hóng shāo ròu

red braised pork

素肉
sù ròu

vegetarian meat substitute

瘦肉
shòu ròu

lean meat

肉身
ròu shēn

corporeal body

肉体
ròu tǐ

physical body

肉类
ròu lèi

meat

谢肉节
xiè ròu jié

carnival (esp. Christian)

卖肉
mài ròu

butcher

芥兰牛肉
jiè lán niú ròu

beef with broccoli

心头肉
xīn tóu ròu

the person one loves the most

人肉搜索引擎
rén ròu sōu suǒ yǐn qíng

human flesh search engine

卖肉者
mài ròu zhě

butcher

悬羊头卖狗肉
xuán yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]

割肉
gē ròu

to cut some meat

狼多肉少
láng duō ròu shǎo

many wolves and not enough meat

木犀肉
mù xi ròu

pork and scrambled eggs

咸肉
xián ròu

bacon

蚂蚱也是肉
mà zha yě shì ròu

lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)

瘦肉精
shòu ròu jīng

leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)

炖肉
dùn ròu

to stew meat

蒜苗炒肉片
suàn miáo chǎo ròu piàn

stir-fried pork with garlic

挖肉补疮
wā ròu bǔ chuāng

to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient

滚刀肉
gǔn dāo ròu

annoying person

肌肉组织
jī ròu zǔ zhī

muscle tissue

肉瘤
ròu liú

wart

肉条
ròu tiáo

cutlet

人肉搜索
rén ròu sōu suǒ

to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing)

甜酸肉
tián suān ròu

sweet and sour pork

温体肉
wēn tǐ ròu

meat that is not refrigerated after the animal is slaughtered

老腊肉
lǎo là ròu

(coll.) experienced and usually well-positioned middle-aged man

小牛肉
xiǎo niú ròu

veal

腌肉
yān ròu

salt pork

生死肉骨
shēng sǐ ròu gǔ

lit. the dead returning to life

调味肉汁
tiáo wèi ròu zhī

gravy

肉偿
ròu cháng

(fig.) to use sex to pay off (a debt)

癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉
lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu

lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)

肉羹
ròu gēng

stew

肉毒杆菌毒素
ròu dú gǎn jūn dú sù

botulinum toxin

鸡肉
jī ròu

chicken meat

肉酱
ròu jiàng

minced meat sauce

食肉寝皮
shí ròu qǐn pí

to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb

肉冠
ròu guān

comb (fleshy crest on a bird's head)

肉夹馍
ròu jiā mó

lit. meat wedged in steamed bun

脱皮掉肉
tuō pí diào ròu

lit. to shed skin, drop flesh

肉饼
ròu bǐng

meat patty

羊肉馅
yáng ròu xiàn

minced mutton

肉票
ròu piào

hostage

糖醋肉
táng cù ròu

sweet and sour pork

肉欲
ròu yù

carnal desire

肉垂麦鸡
ròu chuí mài jī

(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

入肉
rù ròu

to have intercourse

鱼肉
yú ròu

flesh of fish

肉糜
ròu mí

minced meat

手抓羊肉
shǒu zhuā yáng ròu

hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)

赘肉
zhuì ròu

excess flesh; unwanted fat; flab; bulge

肉食动物
ròu shí dòng wù

carnivore

肉丸
ròu wán

meatball

肉麻
ròu má

sickening

肉质
ròu zhì

quality of meat

肉贩
ròu fàn

butcher

肉眼
ròu yǎn

naked eye

肉末
ròu mò

ground meat

包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng

a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)

羊肉串
yáng ròu chuàn

lamb kebab

回锅肉
huí guō ròu

twice-cooked pork

血肉横飞
xuè ròu héng fēi

flesh and blood flying (idiom); carnage

血肉
xuè ròu

flesh

骨肉相残
gǔ ròu xiāng cán

close kindred slaughter one another (idiom); internecine strife

肥肉
féi ròu

fat (e.g. pork fat)

骨肉
gǔ ròu

blood relation

肉袒
ròu tǎn

to make a humble apology (formal writing)

肉食
ròu shí

carnivorous

杜兴氏肌肉营养不良症
dù xīng shì jī ròu yíng yǎng bù liáng zhèng

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

肉馅
ròu xiàn

ground meat

肉丁
ròu dīng

diced meat

里肌肉
lǐ jī ròu

loin (of pork)

手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu

lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)

肉圆
ròu yuán

ba-wan, dumpling made of glutinous dough, typically stuffed with minced pork, bamboo shoots etc, and served with a savory sauce (Taiwanese snack) (from Taiwanese 肉圓, Tai-lo pr. [bah-uân])

肉桂
ròu guì

Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)

情同骨肉
qíng tóng gǔ ròu

as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship

肉垫
ròu diàn

pad (on animal paw)

熏肉
xūn ròu

bacon

鹿肉
lù ròu

venison

肉铺
ròu pù

butcher's shop

胸肉
xiōng ròu

breast meat (brisket, chicken breast etc)

烤肉
kǎo ròu

barbecue (lit. roast meat)

羊头狗肉
yáng tóu gǒu ròu

see 掛羊頭賣狗肉|挂羊头卖狗肉[guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu]

卡波西氏肉瘤
kǎ bō xī shì ròu liú

Kaposi's sarcoma

肉包子打狗
ròu bāo zi dǎ gǒu

lit. to fling a meat bun at a dog (idiom)

弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí

lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom)

人肉
rén ròu

human (used attributively, as in 人肉盾牌[rén ròu dùn pái], human shield)

碎肉
suì ròu

ground meat; mincemeat

肉片
ròu piàn

meat slice

鱼生火,肉生痰,青菜豆腐保平安
yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān

fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy

猪肉
zhū ròu

pork

羊肉
yáng ròu

mutton

白肉
bái ròu

plain boiled pork

眼中钉,肉中刺
yǎn zhōng dīng , ròu zhōng cì

a thorn in one's side

人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu

lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)

卤肉
lǔ ròu

stewed meat

牛脊肉
niú jǐ ròu

sirloin (beef joint)

鱼肉百姓
yú ròu bǎi xìng

to prey on the people

肉棒
ròu bàng

meat stick

肉毒梭状芽孢杆菌
ròu dú suō zhuàng yá bāo gǎn jūn

Clostridium difficile (bacterium causing gut infection)

狗肉
gǒu ròu

dog meat

血肉模糊
xuè ròu mó hu

to be badly mangled or mutilated (idiom)

苦肉计
kǔ ròu jì

the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence

少块肉
shǎo kuài ròu

(won't) hurt (to do sth)

铁板牛肉
tiě bǎn niú ròu

beef grilled on a hot iron plate

情逾骨肉
qíng yú gǔ ròu

feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)

土耳其旋转烤肉
tǔ ěr qí xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu

Turkish döner kebab

肌肉发达
jī ròu fā dá

muscular

肉毒中毒
ròu dú zhòng dú

botulism

食肉
shí ròu

carnivorous

肉孜节
ròu zī jié

see 開齋節|开斋节[kāi zhāi jié]

烟肉
yān ròu

bacon

果肉
guǒ ròu

pulp

肉刑
ròu xíng

corporal punishment (such as castration or amputation)

小鲜肉
xiǎo xiān ròu

(coll.) teen idol (male)

腌猪肉
yān zhū ròu

bacon

肉毒杆菌
ròu dú gǎn jūn

Clostridium botulinum

绞肉
jiǎo ròu

minced meat

牛肉干
niú ròu gān

dried beef

肉鸡
ròu jī

chicken raised for meat

肉脯
ròu fǔ

dried meat

胬肉
nǔ ròu

pterygium (medicine)

午餐肉
wǔ cān ròu

canned luncheon meat

宫爆肉丁
gōng bào ròu dīng

stir-fried diced pork

何不食肉糜
hé bù shí ròu mí

fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight

肌肉
jī ròu

muscle

自相鱼肉
zì xiāng yú ròu

butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another

日式烧肉
rì shì shāo ròu

yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat)

挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)

鱼香肉丝
yú xiāng ròu sī

pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yú xiāng]

皮开肉绽
pí kāi ròu zhàn

flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)

心惊肉跳
xīn jīng ròu tiào

lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster

五花腌猪肉
wǔ huā yān zhū ròu

streaky bacon

涮羊肉
shuàn yáng ròu

Mongolian hot pot

牛肉
niú ròu

beef

肉商
ròu shāng

meat merchant

米粉肉
mǐ fěn ròu

rice flour meat

皮肉
pí ròu

skin and flesh

旋转烤肉
xuán zhuǎn kǎo ròu

döner kebab

食肉动物
shí ròu dòng wù

carnivore

肉豆蔻料
ròu dòu kòu liào

Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or hallucinogenic oils, including nutmeg)

牛肉丸
niú ròu wán

beef meatballs

多肉植物
duō ròu zhí wù

succulent (plant)

肉碱
ròu jiǎn

carnitine (biochemistry)

横肉
héng ròu

fierce-looking

连骨肉
lián gǔ ròu

chop

肉感
ròu gǎn

sexiness

扣肉
kòu ròu

steamed pork

肌肉松弛剂
jī ròu sōng chí jì

muscle relaxant (medicine)

肉汁
ròu zhī

meat stock

咕咾肉
gū lǎo ròu

sweet and sour meat (pork)

肉乎乎
ròu hū hū

plump

腊肉
là ròu

cured meat; bacon

红肉
hóng ròu

red meat

行尸走肉
xíng shī zǒu ròu

walking corpse (idiom)

切肉刀
qiē ròu dāo

meat cleaver

肉眼凡胎
ròu yǎn fán tāi

ignoramus (idiom)

元肉
yuán ròu

dried longan pulp

肌肉萎缩症
jī ròu wěi suō zhèng

muscular dystrophy

东坡肉
dōng pō ròu

stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡

细皮嫩肉
xì pí nèn ròu

soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)

骨肉相连
gǔ ròu xiāng lián

lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related

肉嘟嘟
ròu dū dū

chubby

食肉类
shí ròu lèi

carnivorous species

肉沫
ròu mò

minced pork

大鱼大肉
dà yú dà ròu

dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish

肉豆蔻
ròu dòu kòu

nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt)

古老肉
gǔ lǎo ròu

sweet and sour pork

肉松
ròu sōng

meat floss

肉眼观察
ròu yǎn guān chá

observation by naked eye

肉烂在锅里
ròu làn zài guō lǐ

lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom)

皮肤肌肉囊
pí fū jī ròu náng

dermo-muscular sac

香肉
xiāng ròu

(dialect) dog meat