芜菁, photo 1 of 2

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芜菁

蕪菁

wújīng

noun #36,012

Measure Word

一个芜菁 gè

Meanings

1 turnip (Brassica rapa)

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

A round root, white or yellow, with a sharp, mustard-like bite. It is salted to take the bite away and eaten as a pickle, or cooked with meat.

Also called 蔓菁、恰玛古

Characters

overgrown / wild plants

vigorous plant / lush

Examples

HSK 3

她在菜园里种了一些芜菁。

Tā zài càiyuán lǐ zhòng le yìxiē wújīng.

She planted some turnips in the vegetable garden.

HSK 7-9

芜菁可以炖汤,也可以腌制。

Wújīng kěyǐ dùn tāng, yě kěyǐ yānzhì.

Turnips can be stewed in soup or pickled.

Tips

culture

芜菁 is the formal botanical name for the turnip. In everyday Chinese you will more often hear 大头菜 ('big-head vegetable') or regional names. The 艹 grass radical on top of both characters marks them as plant words.

Stroke Order

芜 wú

菁 jīng