土豆 (tǔdòu) · potato

Measure Word

一个土豆 gè

Meanings

1 potato

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

Chinese cooking treats it as a vegetable, not a staple: cut into fine shreds (土豆丝) and stir-fried so they stay crisp, often with vinegar or chili, or braised soft. In Taiwan the word means peanut.

Also called 马铃薯、洋芋

Used in 25 dishes

地三鲜 dìsānxiān

酸辣土豆丝 suānlàtǔdòusī

土豆丝 tǔdòusī

土豆烧牛肉 tǔdòu shāo niúròu

大盘鸡 dàpánjī

青椒土豆丝 qīngjiāo tǔdòusī

干锅土豆片 gānguō tǔdòupiàn

红烧牛腩饭 hóngshāo niúnǎnfàn

香辣蟹 xiānglàxiè

Characters

A 'bean' from the earth - a potato.

Examples

HSK 5

我喜欢吃炸土豆条。

Wǒ xǐhuan chī zhà tǔdòutiáo.

I like eating french fries.

HSK 5

中国是世界上最大的土豆生产国。

Zhōngguó shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de tǔdòu shēngchǎn guó.

China is the world's largest potato producer.

HSK 7-9

土豆炖牛肉是一道经典菜。

Tǔdòu dùn niúròu shì yídào jīngdiǎn cài.

Potato stew with beef is a classic dish.

Tips

usage

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