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3 types of lentil
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小扁豆

xiǎobiǎndòu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 lentil

About the ingredient

豆类 Beans

Small, flat, lens-shaped pulses, green, brown, red or black, that cook in 10 to 40 minutes, the red ones without soaking. They go into soups, curries and salads; they are not small 扁豆, whose young pods are eaten as a vegetable.

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yìndùrén cháng yòng xiǎobiǎndòu zuò gālí.
Indians often use lentils to make curry.
HSK 7-9
Xiǎobiǎndòu fùhán dànbáizhì.
Lentils are rich in protein.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
扁 biǎn
豆 dòu