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The Chinese word "煎饼" is formed by combining the character "煎", meaning to fry or pan-fry, with the character "饼", meaning a flatbread or pancake; together they directly denote a food item that is a fried flatbread, specifically a pancake cooked by frying.

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我喜欢吃煎饼

Wǒ xǐhuān chī jiānbǐng.

I like to eat jianbing.

我早餐吃了煎饼

Wǒ zǎocān chīle jiānbǐng.

I ate jianbing for breakfast.

妈妈正在厨房做煎饼

Māmā zhèngzài chúfáng zuò jiānbǐng.

Mom is making jianbing in the kitchen.

如果方便,我会买煎饼吃。

Rúguǒ fāngbiàn, wǒ huì mǎi jiānbǐng chī.

If it's convenient, I will buy jianbing to eat.

煎饼在中国北方非常普遍。

Jiānbǐng zài Zhōngguó běifāng fēicháng pǔbiàn.

Jianbing is very common in northern China.

Word Definition - 煎饼

jiān bǐng jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe; pancake; CL:張|张[zhāng]

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