wōjù

莴苣

Word · NounTraditional萵苣

lettuce; garden lettuce

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

lettuce; a common annual or biennial herbaceous vegetable with long oval leaves and yellow flowers

Refers to Lactuca sativa. Common varieties include stem lettuce (莴笋, wōsǔn) and romaine/leaf lettuce (生菜, shēngcài).

Mā妈
ma妈
mǎi买
le了
yī一
xiē些
xīn新
xiān鲜
de的
wō莴
jù苣
 。

Mom bought some fresh lettuce.

Wō莴
jù苣
kě可
yǐ以
shēng生
chī吃
yě也
kě可
yǐ以
chǎo炒
zhe着
chī吃
 。

Lettuce can be eaten raw or stir-fried.

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Dì地
lǐ里
de的
wō莴
jù苣
zhǎng长
de得
lǜ绿
yóu油
yóu油
de的
 。

The lettuce in the field is growing lush and green.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
wō莴
jù苣
de的
yè叶
zi子
tè特
bié别
cuì脆
nèn嫩
 。

The leaves of this lettuce variety are especially crisp and tender.