土豆 (tǔ dòu) — potato; (in Taiwan) peanut
Definition
Standard Mainland word for 'potato' — literally 'earth bean'. In Taiwan this same word means 'peanut' (花生 on the mainland), so context disambiguates. Pair with 红薯 (sweet potato) for starchy roots.
noun
potato(in Taiwan) peanut
Measure word · 个, 颗
Examples
- 土豆。Wǒ men zuò tǔ dòu tāng ba.Let's make potato soup.
- 土豆。Zhè xiē tǔ dòu shì cóng cài shì chǎng mǎi de.These potatoes were bought from the vegetable market.
- 土豆。Tā xǐ le liǎng gè tǔ dòu.He washed two potatoes.
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