中ちゅう肉にく

noun

medium build

Describes a person's body type that is neither fat nor thin. Often used in the set phrase 中肉中背 (ちゅうにくちゅうぜい).

See also: 中肉中背 (ちゅうにくちゅうぜい)

• 彼かれは中ちゅう肉にく中ちゅう背ぜいで、平へい均きん的てきな体たい格かくだ。

  He is of medium build and average stature.

• 中ちゅう肉にくの男だん性せいが立たっていた。

  A man of medium build was standing there.

noun

meat of medium quality

Used in contexts like grading meat, where it refers to a middle tier of quality, not the highest grade.

• この店みせでは中ちゅう肉にくのステーキを手て頃ごろな値ね段だんで出だしている。

  This restaurant serves medium-quality steak at a reasonable price.