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薄荷, photo 1 of 3
薄荷, photo 2 of 3
薄荷, photo 3 of 3

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BokHo
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PQ77wd
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Photo credit

Photo
Mentha canadensis - Wild Mint 02
By
Jasper Shide
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CC0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

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Bakha-cha 2
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Phonet
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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薄荷

bòhe
noun #7,176

Measure Word

一棵薄荷 kē

Meanings

  1. 1 mint
  2. 2 peppermint

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

A leafy herb with a cool, sharp scent. Chinese kitchens use it mostly in tea and other drinks, jellies and pastries.

Examples

HSK 3
这杯茶里加了薄荷。
Zhè bēi chá lǐ jiā le bòhe.
Mint was added to this cup of tea.
HSK 7-9
薄荷糖可以清新口气。
Bòhetáng kěyǐ qīngxīn kǒuqì.
Mint candy can freshen your breath.

Tips

mistakes
薄 is normally read as báo or bó, but in 薄荷 it is read as bò. And 荷 is normally hé, but here it is read as the neutral tone he.

Stroke Order

薄 báo
荷 hé