黑豆 (hēidòu) · black bean, black soybean

Measure Word

一颗黑豆 kē

Meanings

1 black bean
2 black soybean

About the ingredient

A soybean with a black skin and a yellow or green inside, not the black turtle bean of Latin American cooking. Whole ones are cooked in soups, and fermented, salted ones are 豆豉.

Contains soy

Also called 乌豆、黑大豆

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

黑豆对身体很好。

Hēidòu duì shēntǐ hěn hǎo.

Black beans are good for your health.

HSK 7-9

她每天早上喝一碗黑豆浆。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang hē yì wǎn hēidòu jiāng.

She drinks a bowl of black soy milk every morning.

Tips

culture

In traditional Chinese medicine 黑豆 is said to 'nourish the kidneys' (补肾) and promote black hair. It is the base of fermented black bean sauce (豆豉) used in Cantonese cooking.