jiá
荚果
pod; legume; a type of dry fruit
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Meanings
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pod; legume; a type of dry fruit formed from a single carpel that splits into two halves when ripe
technicalA botanical term, most commonly encountered when describing the fruit of leguminous plants like beans, peas, and peanuts.
Dòu豆
jiá荚
shài晒
gān干
hòu后
kě可
yǐ以
qǔ取
chū出
lǐ里
miàn面
de的
dòu豆
zi子
。
After the bean pods are dried in the sun, the beans inside can be taken out.
Huā花
shēng生
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhǎng长
zài在
tǔ土
lǐ里
de的
jiá荚
guǒ果
。
Peanuts are a type of pod that grows underground.
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Wān豌
dòu豆
de的
nèn嫩
jiá荚
kě可
yǐ以
dàng当
zuò作
shū蔬
cài菜
shí食
yòng用
。
The tender pods of peas can be eaten as a vegetable.
Zào皂
jiá荚
de的
guǒ果
shí实
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zhì制
zuò作
tiān天
rán然
de的
xǐ洗
dí涤
jì剂
。
The fruit of the honey locust (soap pod) can be used to make natural detergent.