辣椒

làjiāo

noun HSK 7-9 #6,436

Measure Word

一个辣椒 gè

Meanings

1 chili pepper
2 hot pepper

Characters

Examples

四川菜放了很多辣椒。

Sìchuān cài fàng le hěnduō làjiāo.

Sichuan food uses a lot of chili peppers.

你能吃辣椒吗？

Nǐ néng chī làjiāo ma?

Can you eat chili peppers?

Tips

culture

Chili peppers are essential in Chinese regional cuisines, especially Sichuan (麻辣), Hunan (香辣), and Guizhou (酸辣).

Stroke Order

辣 là

椒 jiāo