山药 (shān yao) — Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya)

Definition

Examples

• 我妈妈经常用山药炖排骨汤。
  Wǒ mā ma jīng cháng yòng shān yao dùn pái gǔ tāng.
  My mother often stews pork ribs soup with Chinese yam.
• 山药的营养价值很高，适合老年人吃。
  shān yao De yíng yǎng jià zhí hěn gāo, shì hé lǎo nián rén chī.
  Chinese yam has high nutritional value and is suitable for elderly people to eat.
• 这道菜是清炒山药，口感很脆。
  Zhè dào cài shì qīng chǎo shān yao, kǒu gǎn hěn cuì.
  This dish is stir-fried Chinese yam, and it has a very crispy texture.