蒜头 (suàn tóu) — head of garlic, bulb of garlic

Definition

Examples

• 我从菜市场买了一个蒜头。
  Wǒ cóng cài shì chǎng mǎi le yí gè suàn tóu.
  I bought a head of garlic from the market.
• 做这道菜需要两个蒜头。
  Zuò zhè dào cài xū yào liǎng gè suàn tóu.
  To make this dish, you need two heads of garlic.
• 把蒜头剥开，取出蒜瓣备用。
  Bǎ suàn tóu bāo kāi, qǔ chū suàn bàn bèi yòng.
  Peel the garlic head and take out the cloves for later use.