Definition
noun
scalliongreen onion
Easily confused
- 从cóngsound-alike(preposition) from (marks a starting point in space, time, or a range)
- 丛cóngsound-alike(classifier) for clusters of plants, bushes, grass, or hair
Examples
- 葱。Tāng li sā yì diǎn cōng huā gèng hǎo chī.Sprinkling some chopped scallion on the soup makes it tastier.
- 葱。Chǎo cài shí xiān fàng cōng jiāng suàn bào xiāng.When stir-frying, first add scallion, ginger, and garlic to release the fragrance.
- 葱，。Wǒ mǎi le wǔ máo qián de cōng, gòu yòng le.I bought fifty cents worth of scallions — that's enough.
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