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suàn

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suàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
suàn | suan4
English translation
garlic

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About suàn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

suàn

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

herb

Etymology of suàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹祘

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

suàn

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Example sentences using suàn

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闻到 wén dào suàn wèi , jiù duì 晚餐 wǎn cān dǎo le 胃口 wèikǒu .

The mere smell of garlic put him off his supper.

我们 wǒmen jǐn máng zhāo 鸡毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí de shì , Huán méi shǎng ne !

We haven 't had time. We've been too busy with trivial matters!

鹰嘴豆 yīng zuǐ dòu 放在开水 kāishuǐ Zhōng zhǔ bìng 加入 jiā rù 大蒜 dà suàn 柠檬汁 níng méng zhī

Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice.

香蒜酱色调味汁 tiáo wèi zhī 增加 zēngjiā le 一种 yī zhǒng 刺激性 cì jī xìng de 辛辣味 dào

The pesto vinaigrette added a stimulating sharpness.

zài 面包 miànbāo 里面 lǐ miàn 涂些橄榄 gǎn lǎn jiàng huò 香蒜酱会 gēng 好吃 hǎochī

Spread the inside of the loaf with olive paste or pesto sauce for extra flavour.

Words with suàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
suàn garlic suàn
大蒜 dà suàn garlic大蒜 dà suàn
装蒜 zhuāng suàn to act stupid裝蒜
鸡毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí kitchen trash雞毛蒜皮
蒜苗 suàn miáo garlic shoot蒜苗 suàn miáo
蒜薹 suàn tái garlic shoots (cookery)蒜薹 suàn tái
青蒜 qīng suàn garlic shoots and leaves青蒜 qīng suàn
蒜苔 suàn tái garlic shoots (cookery)蒜苔 suàn tái
石蒜 shí suàn red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)石蒜 shí suàn
磕头如捣蒜 kè tóu rú dǎo suàn lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)磕頭如搗蒜
拌蒜 bàn suàn to stagger (walk unsteadily)拌蒜 bàn suàn
装洋蒜 zhuāng yáng suàn to feign ignorance裝洋蒜

suàn Decomposition & Compounds

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