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Hanzi

醋 / 醋

Traditional
醋
Simplified
醋

vinegar/jealousy (in love rivalry)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

cù, zuò

Bopomofo

ㄘㄨˋ, ㄗㄨㄛˋ

Jyutping

cou3

Example sentences

醋 cù
這道菜需要加一點醋。
这道菜需要加一点醋。

This dish needs a little vinegar.

蘸 zhàn
他吃水餃時喜歡蘸一點醋。
他吃水饺时喜欢蘸一点醋。

He likes to dip his dumplings in a bit of vinegar.

糖醋 tángcù
這道糖醋排骨讓孩子們忍不住多吃一口。
这道糖醋排骨让孩子们忍不住多吃一口。

This sweet-and-sour pork rib dish made the children eat one more bite.

Example Vocabulary

醋

cu4

vinegar; jealousy

吃醋

chi1'cu4

白醋

bai2'cu4

糖醋

tang2'cu4

sweet-and-sour seasoning; sweet-and-sour style

半瓶醋

ban4'ping2'cu4

添油加醋

tian1'you2'jia1'cu4

爭風吃醋

zheng1'feng1'chi1'cu4

糖醋魚

醋勁

cu4'jing4

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