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Hanzi

蒜 / 蒜

Traditional
蒜
Simplified
蒜

garlic/CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

suàn

Bopomofo

ㄙㄨㄢˋ

Jyutping

syun3

Example sentences

蒜 suàn
炒菜的時候放一點蒜，味道會更香。
炒菜的时候放一点蒜，味道会更香。

Add a bit of garlic when stir-frying; it will taste more fragrant.

搗 / 捣 dǎo
他用石臼搗蒜，香味很快散開。
他用石臼捣蒜，香味很快散开。

He used a stone mortar to pound garlic, and the aroma quickly spread.

大蒜 dàsuàn
加入大蒜後，湯的香氣更濃郁。
加入大蒜后，汤的香气更浓郁。

Once garlic is added, the soup has a richer aroma.

Example Vocabulary

蒜

suan4

garlic

大蒜

da4'suan4

garlic

蒜苗

suan4'miao2

壓蒜器

拌蒜

ban4'suan4

蒜味

蒜苔

蒜茸

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