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SZ 深圳 Shenzhen 龍崗 Longgang 龍崗大道 Longgang Avenue 沃爾瑪超市 Walmart Supermarket 黨參 Codonopsis pilosula October 2023 R12S
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Dried Codonopsis pilosula HC
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Fumikas Sagisavas
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Dried codonopsis pilosula
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Fumikas Sagisavas
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党参

黨參
dǎngshēn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 codonopsis root
  2. 2 poor man's ginseng

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Long, thin dried roots, up to a foot long. They are simmered in tonic soups such as duck soup, with other dried herbs like goji and red dates.

Examples

HSK 4
妈妈在汤里放了几片党参。
Māma zài tāng lǐ fàng le jǐ piàn dǎngshēn.
Mom put a few slices of codonopsis in the soup.
HSK 7-9
党参比人参便宜得多，常用来补气。
Dǎngshēn bǐ rénshēn piányi de duō, cháng yònglái bǔqì.
Codonopsis is much cheaper than ginseng and is often used to boost qi.

Tips

history
党 here has nothing to do with 'party'. It comes from 上党, the old name of southeast Shanxi, where the best roots grew. 参 is read shēn, as in 人参.

Stroke Order

党 dǎng
参 cān