杏仁 (xìng rén) — almond; apricot kernel

Définition

杏仁 (xìngrén) is a polysemous food/medicine noun: it can mean almond (the nut common in Western cooking) or apricot kernel (the seed inside a Chinese apricot pit, used in TCM). Context — recipes vs. traditional medicine — tells them apart.

noun
almondapricot kernel
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Exemples

  • 杏仁
    Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng chī jǐ kē xìng rén.
    I eat a few almonds every morning.
  • 杏仁
    Zhè zhǒng xìng rén bǐng gān hěn hǎo chī.
    This kind of almond cookie is very tasty.
  • 杏仁
    Zhōng yī yòng xìng rén zhì liáo ké sou.
    Traditional Chinese medicine uses apricot kernel to treat coughs.
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