生姜 (shēngjiāng): fresh ginger

Measure Word

一块生姜 kuài

Meanings

1 fresh ginger
2 raw ginger

Characters

生

shēng

raw; fresh; unprocessed

姜

jiāng

ginger

Examples

HSK 2

她喜欢喝加了生姜的热茶。

Tā xǐhuān hē jiā le shēngjiāng de rèchá.

She likes to drink hot tea with fresh ginger.

HSK 7-9

这道菜需要放一些生姜去腥。

Zhè dào cài xūyào fàng yīxiē shēngjiāng qù xīng.

This dish needs some fresh ginger to remove the fishy smell.

HSK 7-9

生姜有驱寒暖身的功效。

Shēngjiāng yǒu qūhán nuǎnshēn de gōngxiào.

Fresh ginger has the effect of dispelling cold and warming the body.

Tips

usage

生姜 (fresh ginger) is distinguished from 干姜 (dried ginger) in Chinese cooking and medicine - they have different properties.

Stroke Order

生 shēng

姜 jiāng

Related Words

生 shēng HSK 2 #572

to be born; to give birth / raw; uncooked / student; life

生死 shēngsǐ HSK 7-9 #4,657

life and death / life-and-death

生产 shēngchǎn HSK 3 #4,088

to produce; to manufacture / production / to give birth

生涯 shēngyá HSK 7-9 #3,652

career / life (as a period of activity)

生病 shēngbìng HSK 1 #2,542

to fall ill; to get sick

生存 shēngcún HSK 3 #2,342

to exist; to survive / survival; existence

生物 shēngwù HSK 7-9 #2,033

living thing / organism / biology

生长 shēngzhǎng HSK 3 #5,953

to grow; to grow up / growth

生理 shēnglǐ HSK 7-9 #5,993

physiology / physiological

生意 shēngyì HSK 3 #880

business; trade / deal; transaction