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姜

jiāng · jiang/Jiāng · jiang

Traditional 薑

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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jiāng 薑

  1. ginger

Jiāng 姜

  1. surname Jiang

jiāng 姜

  1. variant of 薑 / 姜 (jiāng)
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Ginger fish soup

  1. Liangliang

    煮(zhǔ)鱼汤(yútāng)要(yào)放(fàng)姜(jiāng)，你(nǐ)放(fàng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Fish soup needs ginger. Did you add some?

  2. Dengdeng

    放(fàng)了(le)，我(wǒ)放(fàng)了(le)一大块(yīdàkuài)姜(jiāng)。

    I did. I put in a big piece of ginger.

  3. Liangliang

    一大块(yīdàkuài)？太(tài)多(duō)了(le)吧(ba)！

    A big piece? That's too much!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)姜(jiāng)，喝了(hēle)身上(shēnshang)很(hěn)暖和(nuǎnhuo)。

    I like ginger. After drinking it I feel warm.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这锅(zhèguō)汤(tāng)像(xiàng)姜汤(jiāngtāng)，不像(bùxiàng)鱼汤(yútāng)。

    But look, this pot is more like ginger soup than fish soup.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)叫(jiào)它(tā)姜汤(jiāngtāng)鱼(yú)吧(ba)！

    Then let's call it ginger-soup fish!

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2 examples
01

做(zuò)鱼(yú)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)放(fàng)点(diǎn)姜(jiāng)可(kě)以(yǐ)去(qù)腥(xīng)。

Adding some ginger when cooking fish can remove the fishy smell.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)在(zài)汤(tāng)里(lǐ)加(jiā)了(le)几(jǐ)片(piàn)姜(jiāng)。

Mom added a few slices of ginger to the soup.

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