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胡萝卜

胡蘿蔔

húluóbo

noun #6,986

Measure Word

一根胡萝卜 gēn

Meanings

1 carrot

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

Long, deep orange roots, eaten raw or cooked. They are cut into stir-fries, stewed with lamb or beef, cooked into Xinjiang pilaf, and carved into flowers to garnish plates.

Also called 红萝卜

Used in 26 dishes

鱼香肉丝 yúxiāng ròusī

炒面 chǎomiàn

炒饭 chǎofàn

春卷 chūnjuǎn

咖喱鸡块 gālí jīkuài

爆炒猪肝 bàochǎo zhūgān

西兰花炒肉片 xīlánhuā chǎo ròupiàn

罗宋汤 luósòngtāng

红烧牛肉 hóngshāo niúròu

炒米粉 chǎomǐfěn

松仁玉米 sōngrén yùmǐ

泡菜 pàocài

东北大拉皮 Dōngběi dàlāpí

凉拌粉丝 liángbàn fěnsī

润饼 rùnbǐng

木耳炒山药 mù'ěr chǎo shānyào

罗汉斋 luóhànzhāi

熘三样 liūsānyàng

熘肝尖 liūgānjiān

咖喱牛肉饭 gālí niúròufàn

咖喱鸡饭 gālí jīfàn

火腿炒饭 huǒtuǐ chǎofàn

红烧日本豆腐 hóngshāo Rìběn dòufu

红烧牛腩饭 hóngshāo niúnǎnfàn

蘸酱菜 zhànjiàngcài

虾仁炒饭 xiārén chǎofàn

Characters

foreign; barbarian

radish (in compounds)

Examples

HSK 5

兔子喜欢吃胡萝卜。

Tùzi xǐhuan chī húluóbo.

Rabbits like to eat carrots.

HSK 5

这道菜需要两根胡萝卜。

Zhè dào cài xūyào liǎng gēn húluóbo.

This dish needs two carrots.

Tips

usage

胡萝卜加大棒 (carrot and stick) is a common expression meaning to use both rewards and punishments.

memory

胡 (foreign) + 萝卜 (radish) = foreign radish, because carrots were introduced to China from the West.

Stroke Order

胡 hú

萝 luó

卜 bǔ