ginseng; medicinal root
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Meanings
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ginseng (Panax ginseng); the fleshy root of this perennial herb, highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine
Refers both to the plant itself and specifically to its medicinal root. Often categorized as 野山参 (wild) or 园参 (cultivated).
Rén人
shēn参
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
míng名
guì贵
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
。
Ginseng is a precious traditional Chinese medicinal material.
Zhè这
gēn根
rén人
shēn参
yǐ已
jīng经
bǎo保
cún存
le了
shí十
nián年
。
This ginseng root has been preserved for ten years.
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Tā他
men们
zài在
cháng长
bái白
shān山
lǐ里
wā挖
dào到
le了
yě野
shān山
shēn参
。
They dug up wild mountain ginseng in the Changbai Mountains.