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Mixed onions
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Colin
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Onions in Peng Chau
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Peachyeung316
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Purple onion 01
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Kod B
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洋葱

洋蔥
yángcōng
noun #5,894

Measure Word

一个洋葱 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 onion

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

Markets sell purple-skinned and yellow onions, the purple ones sharper. They are stir-fried with beef, lamb or egg, sliced raw into cold dishes with vinegar, and cooked into many Xinjiang lamb dishes.

Also called  葱头、 圆葱

Examples

HSK 4
这道菜需要加洋葱。
Zhè dào cài xūyào jiā yángcōng.
This dish needs onion.
HSK 5
切洋葱会让人流泪。
Qiē yángcōng huì ràng rén liúlèi.
Cutting onions makes people cry.

Tips

memory
洋 (foreign/ocean) + 葱 (scallion) = foreign scallion = onion. Onions were introduced to China from abroad, so they got the 'foreign' prefix.

Stroke Order

洋 yáng
葱 cōng