红椒

紅椒

hóngjiāo

noun

Meanings

1 red pepper
2 red chili pepper

Characters

Examples

切几片红椒摆盘更好看。

Qiē jǐ piàn hóngjiāo bǎi pán gèng hǎokàn.

Slice a few red peppers on the plate — it looks better.

这道菜需要红椒和青椒一起炒。

Zhè dào cài xūyào hóngjiāo hé qīngjiāo yīqǐ chǎo.

This dish needs red and green peppers stir-fried together.

Tips

usage

红椒 covers any red-colored capsicum — sweet bell peppers as well as red chilies. Context (or the dish) tells you which. For specifically spicy, 辣椒 (làjiāo) is clearer.

Stroke Order

红 hóng

椒 jiāo