Definition
蒜 (suàn) is 'garlic', a bulb with a strong flavor used as a seasoning. It differs from 葱 (cōng, scallion/green onion), which is a long-stemmed vegetable with a milder taste — 蒜 is cloves inside a head, while 葱 is layered stalks.
noun
garlic
Measure word · 头, 瓣
Easily confused
- 算suànsound-aliketo calculate, compute; to figure (out)
- 酸suānsound-alikesour, tart
Examples
- 蒜。Wǒ mǎi le liǎng tóu suàn fàng zài chúfáng.I bought two heads of garlic and put them in the kitchen.
- 蒜？Nǐ xūyào jǐ bàn suàn?How many cloves of garlic do you need?
- 蒜。Zhè dào tāng lǐ fàng le yì diǎn suàn.Put a little garlic in this soup.
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