萝卜

蘿蔔
luóbo
noun HSK 7 #9,605

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 radish; turnip
  2. 2 carrot (in 胡萝卜)

Examples

Wǒ xǐhuan chī luóbo dùn niúròu.
I like eating radish stewed with beef.
Yī gè luóbo yī gè kēng.
One radish, one hole. (Each person has their place.)
Zhè ge luóbo hěn xīnxiān.
This radish is very fresh.

Tips

usage
萝卜 by itself usually means white radish (daikon). 胡萝卜 (húluóbo) is carrot, and 萝卜 (hóngluóbo) can mean either carrot or red radish depending on the region.
mistakes
The second character is pronounced 'bo' (neutral tone) here, not 'bǔ' as in 占卜 (divination). This is a classic example of a character changing pronunciation in a compound word.

Stroke Order

luó