菜豆

càidòu

noun #35,804

Meanings

1 kidney bean
2 common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
3 green beans; string beans (the fresh pods)

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Examples

HSK 7-9

妈妈用菜豆炖了一锅汤。

Māma yòng càidòu dùn le yì guō tāng.

Mom stewed a pot of soup with kidney beans.

HSK 7-9

菜豆是一种富含蛋白质的食物。

Càidòu shì yì zhǒng fùhán dànbáizhì de shíwù.

Kidney beans are a protein-rich food.

Tips

usage

菜豆 covers the common-bean species (kidney beans, French beans, navy beans). For the long green pods eaten as a vegetable, 四季豆 sìjìdòu or 豇豆 jiāngdòu are more common in everyday speech; 菜豆 is the umbrella/scientific term.

Stroke Order

菜 cài

豆 dòu