Learning food-related vocabulary is always one of the first tasks when studying a language. This is especially important in places like China, where you won’t commonly find English on the menu. Plus, when you do it’s usually hilarious Chinglish that’s hard to decipher. Never fear, because we’re here to help you learn how to do things in Chinese. Here’s some useful Chinese vocabulary for meat in a short video.

Practice it, copy the words, and study them on your own:

Vocabulary

肉 – ròu

meat

鸡肉 – jī ròu

chicken

鸡胸 – jī xiōng

chicken breast

鸡翅 – jī chì

chicken wing

鸡腿 – jī tuǐ

chicken leg

鸡爪 – jī zhuǎ

chicken feet

牛肉 – niú ròu

beef

牛排 – niú pái

steak

碎牛肉 – suì niú ròu

ground beef

汉堡包 – hàn bǎo bāo

hamburger

猪肉 – zhū ròu

pork

培根 – péi gēn

bacon

火腿 – huǒ tuǐ

ham

排骨 – pái gǔ

ribs

香肠 – xiāng cháng

sausage

热狗 – rè gǒu

hot dog

羊肉 – yáng ròu

mutton

鸭肉 – yā ròu

duck

火鸡 – huǒ jī

turkey

驴肉 – lǘ ròu

donkey meat