法香

fǎxiāng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 parsley (culinary herb)
  2. 2 French parsley (short for 法国香菜)

Examples

HSK 6
Sǎ yìdiǎn fǎxiāng suì zài tāng shàng tíxiāng.
Sprinkle a bit of chopped parsley on the soup for aroma.
HSK 7-9
Chāoshì lǐ fǎxiāng hé yánsui bǎi zài yìqǐ, bié ná cuò le.
In the supermarket parsley and coriander are placed side by side - don't grab the wrong one.

Tips

usage
法香 is an abbreviation of 法国香菜 ('French coriander'), referring to Western parsley (Petroselinum crispum). Chinese cilantro is 香菜 or 芫荽. The two look similar but taste very different: 法香 is grassy and mild, 香菜 is soapy-pungent. Don't confuse them in Chinese recipes.

Stroke Order

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