椰奶

yēnǎi
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 coconut milk

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tàishì gālí lǐ yào jiā yēnǎi cái gòu xiāngnóng.
Thai curry needs coconut milk added to be rich and fragrant enough.
HSK 7-9
Wǒ xǐhuan yòng yēnǎi dàitì niúnǎi zuò yànmàizhōu.
I like using coconut milk instead of cow's milk to make oatmeal.

Tips

usage
椰奶 can refer to both the drink (coconut-milk beverage, often sweetened - the famous Hainan brand is 椰树牌椰汁) and the cooking ingredient (thick coconut cream from pressed flesh). The latter is also called 椰浆 to disambiguate on recipes.

Stroke Order

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