huīcài

灰菜

Word · Noun

lamb's-quarters; wild edible vegetable

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

lamb's-quarters; goosefoot (Chenopodium album)

neutral

Commonly known as a wild vegetable, often found in fields and wastelands. Young leaves are edible. This term is more technical or botanical.

Chūn春
tiān天
de的
shí时
hou候
 ,
wǒ我
men们
jīng经
cháng常
qù去
yě野
wài外
zhāi摘
huī灰
cài菜
 。

In spring, we often go to the wild to pick lamb's-quarters.

Huī灰
cài菜
de的
nèn嫩
yè叶
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
liáng凉
bàn拌
cài菜
 。

The young leaves of lamb's-quarters can be used to make cold salads.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
jiù就
shì是
wǒ我
men们
cháng常
shuō说
de的
huī灰
cài菜
 。

This plant is what we commonly call lamb's-quarters.