酸梅 (suān méi) — sour plum (a type of preserved or dried plum, often used in drinks and cooking)

Definition

Examples

• 这种酸梅非常酸，可以用来做饮料。
  Zhè zhǒng suān méi fēi cháng suān, kě yǐ yòng lái zuò yǐn liào.
  This kind of sour plum is very sour and can be used to make drinks.
• 夏天喝一杯酸梅汤，既解暑又开胃。
  Xià tiān hē yì bēi suān méi tāng, jì jiě shǔ yòu kāi wèi.
  Drinking a cup of sour plum soup in summer both cools you down and stimulates the appetite.
• 超市里卖的酸梅是经过腌制和晒干的。
  Chāo shì lǐ mài de suān méi shì jīng guò yān zhì hé shài gān de.
  The sour plums sold in supermarkets are pickled and sun-dried.

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