青椒 (qīng jiāo) — green pepper (bell pepper)

Definition

noun
green pepper (bell pepper)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 青椒。
    Wǒ xǐ huan chī qīng jiāo chǎo ròu.
    I like to eat green pepper stir-fried with meat.
  • 青椒，。
    Zhè ge qīng jiāo hěn xīn xiān, shì cóng shì chǎng mǎi de.
    This green pepper is very fresh; I bought it from the market.
  • 青椒。
    Zuò zhè dào cài xū yào liǎng gè qīng jiāo.
    To make this dish, you need two green peppers.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

青qīnggreen
椒jiāopepper

青 gives green, and 椒 gives pepper, so it names the green pepper.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

An early form of 青 combined 生 and 井, both used for sound; the modern form has changed.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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