姜 (jiāng) — ginger

Definition

Examples

• 妈妈做鱼的时候喜欢放姜。
  Mā ma zuò yú de shí hou xǐ huan fàng jiāng.
  Mom likes to add ginger when she cooks fish.
• 冬天喝一杯姜茶对身体好。
  Dōng tiān hē yì bēi jiāng chá duì shēn tǐ hǎo.
  Drinking a cup of ginger tea in winter is good for your health.
• 这道菜需要把姜切成丝。
  Zhè dào cài xū yào bǎ jiāng qiē chéng sī.
  This dish requires cutting the ginger into shreds.

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