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花生

huā shēng · hua sheng

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HSK 6Old HSK 5Measure word: 粒 lì

Meaning

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  1. peanut
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A bag of peanuts

  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)有(yǒu)花生(huāshēng)，我们(wǒmen)买(mǎi)一袋(yīdài)吧(ba)。

    The night market has peanuts. Let us buy a bag.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)吃(chī)一颗(yīkē)。

    OK, but I will only eat one.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)这样(zhèyàng)说(shuō)。

    You said that last time too.

  4. Liangliang

    上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一大袋(yīdàdài)花生(huāshēng)，很快(hěnkuài)就(jiù)吃完(chīwán)了(le)。

    Last time I bought a big bag of peanuts and finished it fast.

  5. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)呢(ne)？

    And this time?

  6. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)两大袋(liǎngdàdài)花生(huāshēng)！

    This time I will buy two big bags of peanuts!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)忘(wàng)记(jì)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)对(duì)花(huā)生(shēng)过(guò)敏(mǐn)。

Don't forget that Tom is allergic to peanuts.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

花(huā)生(shēng)过(guò)敏(mǐn)是(shì)最(zuì)常(cháng)见(jiàn)的(de)食(shí)物(wù)过(guò)敏(mǐn)。

Peanut allergy is the most common of food allergies.

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

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