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尖椒

jiānjiāo
noun

Measure Word

一个尖椒 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 long chili pepper
  2. 2 hot pepper

About the ingredient

蔬菜 Vegetables

A long, slender, pointed pepper, usually sold green, with thin skin and a heat that ranges from mild to surprisingly hot. It is cooked as a vegetable rather than a spice, mostly in stir-fries.

Examples

HSK 4
这种尖椒不太辣，小孩子也能吃。
Zhè zhǒng jiānjiāo bú tài là, xiǎoháizi yě néng chī.
This kind of chili isn't very hot; even small children can eat it.
HSK 7-9
我买了几个尖椒，准备炒土豆丝。
Wǒ mǎi le jǐ ge jiānjiāo, zhǔnbèi chǎo tǔdòusī.
I bought a few long chilies to stir-fry with shredded potato.

Tips

usage
Peppers are sorted by shape: the long, pointed, mildly hot 尖椒 and the blocky, sweet 甜椒 or 灯笼椒 (bell pepper). It is the pepper in 尖椒干豆腐 and 虎皮青椒.

Stroke Order

尖 jiān
椒 jiāo