Usage note
烧烤是一种烹饪方式，也可以指这种烹饪方式做出来的食物。
Shāo kǎo shì yī zhǒng pēng rèn fāng shì, yě kě yǐ zhǐ zhè zhǒng pēng rèn fāng shì zuò chū lái de shí wù.
Barbecue is a cooking method, and can also refer to food made this way.
Context note
烧烤通常在户外进行，人们围坐在烤炉旁，自己动手烤制食物。
Shāo kǎo tōng cháng zài hù wài jìn xíng, rén men wéi zuò zài kǎo lú páng, zì jǐ dòng shǒu kǎo zhì shí wù.
Barbecue is usually done outdoors, with people sitting around a grill and cooking food themselves.
5 examples
我们周末去公园烧烤。
wǒ men zhōu mò qù gōng yuán shāo kǎo。
We go to the park for barbecue on the weekend.
妈妈准备了烧烤的食材。
mā ma zhǔn bèi le shāo kǎo de shí cái。
Mom prepared the ingredients for barbecue.
烧烤的香味飘得很远。
shāo kǎo de xiāng wèi piāo dé hěn yuǎn。
The smell of barbecue drifts far away.
我喜欢吃烧烤的鸡翅。
wǒ xǐ huan chī shāo kǎo de jī chì。
I like to eat barbecued chicken wings.
爸爸在院子里烧烤。
bà ba zài yuàn zi lǐ shāo kǎo。
Dad is barbecuing in the yard.
5 mini stories
今天天气很好，我们一家人去河边烧烤。
jīn tiān tiān qì hěn hǎo， wǒ men yì jiā rén qù hé biān shāo kǎo。
The weather is nice today, and our family goes to the riverside for barbecue.
小明第一次参加烧烤，他非常开心。
xiǎo míng dì yī cì cān jiā shāo kǎo， tā fēi cháng kāi xīn。
Xiao Ming joins a barbecue for the first time, and he is very happy.
烧烤的时候，大家一边聊天一边烤食物。
shāo kǎo de shí hòu， dà jiā yì biān liáo tiān yì biān kǎo shí wù。
During the barbecue, everyone chats and grills food at the same time.
姐姐烤的玉米是烧烤中最受欢迎的。
jiě jie kǎo de yù mǐ shì shāo kǎo zhōng zuì shòu huān yíng de。
The corn grilled by my sister is the most popular in the barbecue.
吃完烧烤，我们一起收拾干净。
chī wán shāo kǎo， wǒ men yì qǐ shōu shí gān jìng。
After eating the barbecue, we clean up together.
Mini dialogue
周末烧烤
A
这个周末我们去烧烤吧！
Zhège zhōumò wǒmen qù shāokǎo ba!
Let's go have a barbecue this weekend!
B
太好了，我喜欢吃烧烤。
Tài hǎo le, wǒ xǐhuān chī shāokǎo.
Great, I love eating barbecue.
准备食物
A
烧烤要准备什么？
Shāokǎo yào zhǔnbèi shénme?
What do we need to prepare for the barbecue?
B
肉、蔬菜和烧烤酱。
Ròu, shūcài hé shāokǎo jiàng.
Meat, vegetables, and barbecue sauce.
Related words and contrasts
related
烤肉
kǎoròu
roast meat, barbecue meat
The food you get from a barbecue.
related
野餐
yěcān
picnic
An outdoor meal, sometimes with barbecue.