甜菜 (tián cài) — beet; beetroot; sugar beet

Definition

Examples

• 我妈妈喜欢用甜菜做汤。
  Wǒ mā ma xǐ huan yòng tián cài zuò tāng.
  My mom likes to use beets to make soup.
• 这种甜菜长得很快，两个月就能收。
  Zhè zhǒng tián cài cháng dé hěn kuài, liǎng gè yuè jiù néng shōu.
  This kind of beet grows very fast and can be harvested in two months.
• 糖厂用甜菜来生产白糖。
  Táng chǎng yòng tián cài lái shēng chǎn bái táng.
  The sugar factory uses beets to produce white sugar.