Definition
noun
ginger
Easily confused
- 如rúlook-alike(verb) to be like, as if
- 将jiāngsound-alike(adverb) will, be going to
- 讲jiǎngsound-aliketo speak, to tell
- 奖jiǎngsound-alike(noun) prize, award
- 酱jiàngsound-alike(noun) thick fermented paste (e.g., soybean paste, broad bean paste)
- 降jiàngsound-aliketo fall, to drop, to descend (of temperature, prices, altitude, etc.)
- 江jiāngsound-alikeriver
- 僵jiāngsound-alikestiff, rigid (especially of body parts from cold, staying still, or after death)
- 桨jiǎngsound-alikeoar; paddle
Examples
- 姜。Māma zuò yú de shíhou xǐhuan fàng jiāng.Mom likes to add ginger when she cooks fish.
- 姜。Dōngtiān hē yì bēi jiāng chá duì shēntǐ hǎo.Drinking a cup of ginger tea in winter is good for your health.
- 姜。Zhè dào cài xūyào bǎ jiāng qiē chéng sī.This dish requires cutting the ginger into shreds.
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