香草 (xiāng cǎo) — vanilla (the plant, bean, or flavor); aromatic herb; herb
Definition
Literally 'fragrant grass,' used both for aromatic herbs in general and for vanilla (the plant, bean, and flavor). The example 香草冰淇淋 means vanilla ice cream.
noun
vanilla (the plant, bean, or flavor)aromatic herbherb
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 。Wǒ xǐ huan chī xiāng cǎo bīng qí lín.I like eating vanilla ice cream.
- 香草。Zhè ge dàn gāo jiā le xiāng cǎo jīng.This cake has added vanilla extract.
- 香草。Zhè zhǒng xiāng cǎo kě yǐ yòng lái pào chá.This kind of herb can be used to make tea.
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