sweet potato; yam
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
sweet potato; yam
neutralA common regional term for sweet potato, widely used in northern China.
Mā妈
ma妈
zhēng蒸
le了
yī一
pán盘
bái白
shǔ薯
dāng当
zǎo早
cān餐
。
Mom steamed a plate of sweet potatoes for breakfast.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bái白
shǔ薯
kǎo烤
zhe着
chī吃
tè特
bié别
xiāng香
tián甜
。
This kind of sweet potato tastes especially sweet when roasted.
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Yé爷
ye爷
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
bàn半
mǔ亩
bái白
shǔ薯
。
Grandpa planted half a mu of sweet potatoes in the yard.
Bái白
shǔ薯
kě可
yǐ以
zuò做
chéng成
fěn粉
tiáo条
、
diàn淀
fěn粉
děng等
shí食
pǐn品
。
Sweet potatoes can be made into products like vermicelli and starch.
Běi北
fāng方
hěn很
duō多
dì地
qū区
dōu都
bǎ把
gān甘
shǔ薯
jiào叫
zuò做
bái白
shǔ薯
。
Many northern regions call sweet potatoes 'baishu'.