红薯

紅薯

hóngshǔ

noun HSK 7-9 #39,608

Meanings

HSK 4

冬天在街上可以买到烤红薯。

Dōngtiān zài jiēshàng kěyǐ mǎi dào kǎo hóngshǔ.

In winter, you can buy roasted sweet potatoes on the street.

HSK 5

红薯是一种营养丰富的食物。

Hóngshǔ shì yī zhǒng yíngyǎng fēngfù de shíwù.

Sweet potatoes are a nutritious food.

usage

Sweet potatoes have many regional names in China: 地瓜 in the north, 番薯 in the south, and 红苕 in Sichuan. 红薯 is the most standard/common term.

红 hóng

薯 shǔ