gū

菇

Character · Noun

mushroom; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

mushroom; edible fungus

Used to refer to various edible mushrooms, often paired with descriptive adjectives.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiāng香
gū菇
wèi味
dào道
tè特
bié别
xiān鲜
měi美
 。

This kind of fragrant mushroom tastes especially delicious.

Dōng冬
gū菇
shì是
bāo煲
tāng汤
de的
cháng常
yòng用
shí食
cái材
 。

Shiitake mushrooms are a common ingredient for making soup.

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Chāo超
shì市
lǐ里
mài卖
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
bāo包
zhuāng装
hǎo好
de的
xiān鲜
gū菇
 。

The supermarket sells all kinds of packaged fresh mushrooms.

Tā他
zài在
shān山
shàng上
cǎi采
le了
yī一
xiē些
yě野
gū菇
 。

He picked some wild mushrooms on the mountain.

Zhè这
dào道
gū菇
lèi类
chǎo炒
cài菜
fēi非
cháng常
jiàn健
kāng康
 。

This mushroom stir-fry is very healthy.

2.

noun

surname Gu

formal

Used as a family name, capitalized when used as a proper noun.

Gū菇
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Gu is a new colleague in our company.

Gū菇
xìng姓
zài在
quán全
guó国
fēn分
bù布
bú不
suàn算
guǎng广
fàn泛
 。

The Gu surname is not widely distributed across the country.

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Wǒ我
rèn认
shi识
yī一
wèi位
xìng姓
Gū菇
de的
lǎo老
shī师
 。

I know a teacher whose surname is Gu.