豆芽 (dòuyá) · bean sprout

Measure Word

一把豆芽 bǎ

HSK 5

她买了一把豆芽，准备炒菜。

Tā mǎi le yì bǎ dòuyá, zhǔnbèi chǎocài.

She bought a bunch of bean sprouts to stir-fry.

HSK 7-9

豆芽是中国家常菜中常见的食材。

Dòuyá shì Zhōngguó jiāchángcài zhōng chángjiàn de shícái.

Bean sprouts are a common ingredient in everyday Chinese cooking.

memory

豆 = bean, 芽 = sprout/bud. Literally 'bean sprout' - the characters describe exactly what it is. 芽 also appears in 发芽 (to sprout, to germinate).

豆 dòu

芽 yá