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辣椒

là jiāo · la jiao

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. hot pepper
  2. chili
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Too much chili

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)放(fàng)了(le)多少(duōshao)辣椒(làjiāo)？

    How much chili did you put in?

  2. Dengdeng

    只(zhǐ)放(fàng)了(le)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)辣椒(làjiāo)。

    Only one small chili.

  3. Liangliang

    小(xiǎo)辣椒(làjiāo)才(cái)最(zuì)辣(là)，你(nǐ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？

    Small chilis are the spiciest. Don't you know?

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)吃(chī)一口(yīkǒu)。

    Then you take a bite first.

  5. Liangliang

    好吃(hǎochī)！水(shuǐ)，水(shuǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Tasty! ... Water, where is the water?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

辣(là)椒(jiāo)是(shì)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)香(xiāng)料(liào)之(zhī)一(yī)。

Capsicum is one of my favorite spices.

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

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)辣(là)椒(jiāo)太(tài)辣(là)了(le)，我(wǒ)吃(chī)不(bu)下(xià)。

This chili pepper is too spicy; I can't eat it.

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