牛蒡 (niú páng) — greater burdock (Arctium lappa, a root vegetable used in East Asian cuisine)

Definition

Examples

• 我买了一些牛蒡，准备做汤。
  Wǒ mǎi le yì xiē niú páng, zhǔn bèi zuò tāng.
  I bought some burdock root and plan to make soup.
• 牛蒡是一种常见的蔬菜。
  niú páng Shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de shū cài.
  Burdock is a common vegetable.
• 这道菜用了牛蒡和胡萝卜。
  Zhè dào cài yòng le niú páng hé hú luó bo.
  This dish uses burdock root and carrots.