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-Chilli Spicy -Home Garden -Happiness -Growth -Yield
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Govindaraj Mahalakshmi
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33 Chilli peppers background - Dried chilli peppers at a food market in Granada, Spain
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Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio
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Madame Jeanette and other chillies
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Takeaway
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辣椒

làjiāo
noun HSK 6 #6,436

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 chili pepper
  2. 2 hot pepper

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables · In season: summer and autumn

Fresh chilies come in many kinds, from long, mild green ones to tiny, fierce red ones; dried, they become whole pods, flakes and chili oil. When ordering, 微辣 means mildly hot and 不要辣 means not spicy.

Also called  辣子、 海椒

Examples

HSK 1
Nǐ néng chī làjiāo ma?
Can you eat chili peppers?
HSK 7-9
Sìchuān cài fàng le hěnduō làjiāo.
Sichuan food uses a lot of 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