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胡萝卜

hú luó bo · hu luo bo

Traditional 胡蘿蔔

Meaning

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  1. carrot
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Star carrots

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)切(qiē)什么(shénme)？

    What are you cutting?

  2. Dengdeng

    胡萝卜(húluóbo)，今天(jīntiān)做(zuò)胡萝卜(húluóbo)汤(tāng)

    Carrots. Today I am making carrot soup.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不太(bùtài)喜欢(xǐhuan)胡萝卜(húluóbo)

    I do not really like carrots.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)尝尝(chángcháng)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它们(tāmen)切成(qiēchéng)了(le)小(xiǎo)星星(xīngxing)

    Taste first. I cut them into little stars.

  5. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，星星(xīngxing)胡萝卜(húluóbo)！好吃(hǎochī)！

    Wow, star carrots! Delicious!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

除(chú)了(le)胡(hú)萝(luó)卜(bo)，他(tā)没(méi)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)是(shì)不(bù)吃(chī)的(de)。

Except for carrots, there is nothing he won't eat.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

豌(wān)豆(dòu)和(hé)胡(hú)萝(luó)卜(bo)是(shì)做(zuò)汤(tāng)的(de)常(cháng)见(jiàn)配(pèi)料(liào)。

Peas and carrots are common ingredients in soups.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by bferrant · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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