土豆

tǔdòu
noun HSK 5 #4,687

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 potato

Characters

A 'bean' from the earth — a potato.

Examples

Tǔdòu dùn niúròu shì yí dào jīngdiǎn cài.
Potato stew with beef is a classic dish.
Wǒ xǐhuān chī zhà tǔdòu tiáo.
I like eating french fries.
Zhōngguó shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de tǔdòu shēngchǎn guó.
China is the world's largest potato producer.

Tips

usage
土豆 is the northern Chinese word for potato. In the south, it's called 马铃薯 (mǎlíngshǔ) or (yángyù). Don't confuse it with 花生 (peanut), which is sometimes called 土豆 in some dialects!

Stroke Order

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