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红椒

紅椒
hóngjiāo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 red pepper
  2. 2 red chili pepper

Examples

切几片红椒摆盘更好看。
Qiē jǐ piàn hóngjiāo bǎipán gèng hǎokàn.
Slice a few red peppers on the plate — it looks better.
这道菜需要红椒和青椒一起炒。
Zhè dào cài xūyào hóngjiāo hé qīngjiāo yīqǐ chǎo.
This dish needs red and green peppers stir-fried together.

Tips

usage
红椒 covers any red-colored capsicum — sweet bell peppers as well as red chilies. Context (or the dish) tells you which. For specifically spicy, 辣椒 (làjiāo) is clearer.

Stroke Order

红 hóng
椒 jiāo