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Mung bean sprouts
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HK Central 結志街 Gage Street market 豆芽 Bean products 豆腐 March-2012
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Balceyricm
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-2022-01-12 Bean sprouts, Trimingham, Norfolk
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豆芽

dòuyá
noun #29,327

Measure Word

一把豆芽 bǎ

Meanings

  1. 1 bean sprout

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

Two kinds are sold: thin mung bean sprouts (绿豆芽) and thicker soybean sprouts (黄豆芽) with big yellow heads. Both are stir-fried fast to stay crunchy, often with meat, and soybean sprouts are also stewed.

Also called  豆芽菜

Examples

HSK 5
她买了一把豆芽，准备炒菜。
Tā mǎi le yì bǎ dòuyá, zhǔnbèi chǎocài.
She bought a bunch of bean sprouts to stir-fry.
HSK 7-9
豆芽是中国家常菜中常见的食材。
Dòuyá shì Zhōngguó jiāchángcài zhōng chángjiàn de shícái.
Bean sprouts are a common ingredient in everyday Chinese cooking.

Tips

memory
豆 = bean, 芽 = sprout/bud. Literally 'bean sprout' - the characters describe exactly what it is. 芽 also appears in 发芽 (to sprout, to germinate).

Stroke Order

豆 dòu
芽 yá