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红薯

紅薯
hóngshǔ
noun HSK 7-9 #39,608

Meanings

  1. 1 sweet potato

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables · In season: autumn and winter

Red or purple skin over orange, yellow, white or purple flesh, starchy and sweet. Besides being roasted, it is steamed, boiled in sweet soups, coated in pulled sugar (拔丝), and its starch makes glassy noodles.

Also called  地瓜、 番薯、 红苕、 甘薯

Examples

HSK 4
冬天在街上可以买到烤红薯。
Dōngtiān zài jiēshàng kěyǐ mǎi dào kǎo hóngshǔ.
In winter, you can buy roasted sweet potatoes on the street.
HSK 5
红薯是一种营养丰富的食物。
Hóngshǔ shì yì zhǒng yíngyǎng fēngfù de shíwù.
Sweet potatoes are a nutritious food.

Tips

usage
Sweet potatoes have many regional names in China: 地瓜 in the north, 番薯 in the south, and 红苕 in Sichuan. 红薯 is the most standard/common term.

Stroke Order

红 hóng
薯 shǔ