Meaning of 甘草
甘草 means licorice; liquorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis), a perennial herb with sweet roots used in traditional Chinese medicine and as a flavoring agent. Pronounced gān cǎo.
- licorice; liquorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis), a perennial herb with sweet roots used in traditional Chinese medicine and as a flavoring agent
Definitions & Examples
Gān甘
cǎo草
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
。
Licorice is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal material.
Zhè这
wèi味
yào药
lǐ里
hán含
yǒu有
gān甘
cǎo草
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
yǒu有
tián甜
wèi味
。
This medicine contains licorice root, so it has a sweet taste.
Yī医
shēng生
zài在
chǔ处
fāng方
zhōng中
jiā加
rù入
le了
gān甘
cǎo草
lái来
tiáo调
hé和
zhū诸
yào药
。
The doctor added licorice to the prescription to harmonize the effects of the other herbs.
Gān甘
cǎo草
bù不
jǐn仅
kě可
yǐ以
rù入
yào药
，
hái还
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zhì制
zuò作
táng糖
guǒ果
。
Licorice can be used not only as medicine but also to make candy.
Measure Words
味/ wèi
Primary
根/ gēn
株/ zhū
种/ zhǒng