菜豆 (cài dòu) — kidney bean (dried seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris); string bean (fresh pods of the common bean)

Definition

Examples

• 我喜欢吃菜豆，特别是炒肉的时候。
  Wǒ xǐ huan chī cài dòu, tè bié shì chǎo ròu de shí hou.
  I like eating string beans, especially when stir-fried with meat.
• 这些菜豆很新鲜，我买了两斤。
  Zhè xiē cài dòu hěn xīn xiān, wǒ mǎi le liǎng jīn.
  These kidney beans are very fresh; I bought two jin.
• 菜豆可以煮汤或者炒菜吃。
  cài dòu Kě yǐ zhǔ tāng huò zhě chǎo cài chī.
  Kidney beans can be boiled in soup or stir-fried as a dish.