红椒 (hóngjiāo) · red pepper, red chili pepper

Meanings

1 red pepper
2 red chili pepper

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

A fresh red pepper, either a long red chili or a red bell pepper: the ripe form of a pepper that is also sold green. Usually cut up and stir-fried with meat. Dried red chilies are a different ingredient.

Used in 2 dishes

干锅千页豆腐 gānguō qiānyè dòufu

黑椒牛柳 hēijiāo niúliǔ

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

切几片红椒摆盘更好看。

Qiē jǐ piàn hóngjiāo bǎi pán gèng hǎokàn.

Slice a few red peppers on the plate; it looks better.

HSK 7-9

这道菜需要红椒和青椒一起炒。

Zhè dào cài xūyào hóngjiāo hé qīngjiāo yìqǐ chǎo.

This dish needs red and green peppers stir-fried together.

Tips

usage

红椒 covers any red-colored capsicum, sweet bell peppers as well as red chilies. Context (or the dish) tells you which. For specifically spicy, 辣椒 (làjiāo) is clearer.