辣椒 (là jiāo) — chili pepper, hot pepper

Definition

Examples

• 这种辣椒非常辣，你少吃一点。
  Zhè zhǒng là jiāo fēi cháng là, nǐ shǎo chī yì diǎn.
  This kind of chili pepper is very spicy; eat less.
• 妈妈在菜园里种了很多辣椒。
  Mā ma zài cài yuán lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō là jiāo.
  Mom planted a lot of chili peppers in the garden.
• 四川菜里经常放辣椒，味道很香。
  Sì chuān cài lǐ jīng cháng fàng là jiāo, wèi dào hěn xiāng.
  Sichuan dishes often use chili peppers; the flavor is very fragrant.

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