绿豆 (lǜdòu) · mung bean, green gram

Measure Word

一颗绿豆 kē

Meanings

1 mung bean
2 green gram

About the ingredient

Small green dried beans that split to show a yellow inside. Boiled until they burst, they make the sweet summer soup; sprouted, they become the common bean sprouts, and their starch makes glass noodles.

Used in 8 dishes

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

她用绿豆做了一道沙拉。

Tā yòng lǜdòu zuò le yí dào shālā.

She made a salad with mung beans.

HSK 7-9

夏天喝一碗绿豆汤很解暑。

Xiàtiān hē yì wǎn lǜdòutāng hěn jiěshǔ.

Drinking a bowl of mung bean soup in summer is very cooling.

Tips

culture

绿豆汤 (mung bean soup) is a beloved summer drink in China, valued for its cooling (清热) properties in traditional Chinese medicine. It is commonly sold at street stalls during hot weather.