桂皮 (guì pí) — cinnamon bark; cassia bark (a spice used in cooking and traditional medicine)

Definition

Examples

• 炖肉的时候放一点桂皮，味道会更好。
  Dùn ròu de shí hou fàng yì diǎn guì pí, wèi dào huì gèng hǎo.
  Adding a little cinnamon bark when braising meat makes it taste better.
• 桂皮在中医里常用来驱寒。
  guì pí Zài zhōng yī lǐ cháng yòng lái qū hán.
  Cinnamon bark is often used in traditional Chinese medicine to dispel cold.
• 超市的调料区就有卖桂皮的。
  Chāo shì de tiáo liào qū jiù yǒu mài guì pí de.
  You can buy cinnamon bark in the spice section of the supermarket.

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