wō
莴
used in 莴苣 (lettuce)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
lettuce (used only in the compound 莴苣)
This character is a bound morpheme and does not appear independently. It only occurs in the disyllabic word 莴苣 (wōjù), meaning lettuce or stem lettuce.
Nóng农
mín民
zài在
dì地
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
xǔ许
duō多
wō莴
jù苣
。
The farmers planted a lot of lettuce in the field.
Zhè这
dào道
shā沙
lā拉
shì是
yòng用
xīn新
xiān鲜
de的
wō莴
jù苣
zuò做
de的
。
This salad is made with fresh lettuce.
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Wō莴
jù苣
yuán原
chǎn产
yú于
Dì地
zhōng中
hǎi海
yán沿
àn岸
。
Lettuce is native to the Mediterranean coast.