桂圆肉 (guìyuánròu) · dried longan flesh, dried longan

Meanings

1 dried longan flesh
2 dried longan

About the ingredient

Longan flesh with the shell and seed removed, sun-dried until dark brown to almost black and sweet. It is cooked into soups, porridge, tea and sweet dessert soups, often with 红枣 and 莲子.

Also called 龙眼肉

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

桂圆肉吃起来很甜。

Guìyuánròu chī qǐlai hěn tián.

Dried longan flesh tastes very sweet.

HSK 7-9

煮粥的时候，可以放一些桂圆肉和红枣。

Zhǔ zhōu de shíhou, kěyǐ fàng yìxiē guìyuánròu hé hóngzǎo.

When making congee, you can add some dried longan and red dates.

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usage

桂圆肉 is the dried flesh of the longan, with shell and seed removed; in Chinese medicine it is called 龙眼肉. The fruit itself is 龙眼, and 桂圆, another name for it, often means the dried fruit.