茄子 (qié zi) — eggplant

Definition

Examples

• 我昨天买了几根茄子，今晚做鱼香茄子。
  Wǒ zuó tiān mǎi le jǐ gēn qié zi, jīn wǎn zuò yú xiāng qié zi.
  I bought a few eggplants yesterday and will make fish-fragrant eggplant tonight.
• 这种茄子比普通的更软，适合炒着吃。
  Zhè zhǒng qié zi bǐ pǔ tōng de gèng ruǎn, shì hé chǎo zhe chī.
  This kind of eggplant is softer than the ordinary one, good for stir-frying.
• 他不喜欢茄子的味道，每次都要挑出来。
  Tā bù xǐ huan qié zi de wèi dào, měi cì dōu yào tiāo chū lái.
  He doesn't like the taste of eggplant and always picks it out.