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How do you say "black pepper" in Chinese?
黑胡椒
hēi hú jiāo
In Chinese, "black pepper" is 黑胡椒.
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Pronunciation
HEI HU JIAO. Hei is flat, hu is flat, jiao is rising. Two level, then climb.
Writing and usage
Three characters: 黑 (hei) has 12 strokes meaning black, 胡 (hu) has 9 strokes with meat radical, 椒 (jiao) has 12 strokes with wood radical meaning pepper.
Example sentence
黑胡椒粉很辣。
Black pepper is spicy.
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How to remember 黑胡椒
Black pepper grain. The characters describe the color and the spice ingredient clearly.
Related words
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- butter 黄油 huáng yóu
- cat 猫 māo
- dough 面团 miàn tuán
- gas 气体 qì tǐ
- glass 玻璃杯 bō li bēi
- hamburger 汉堡包 hàn bǎo bāo
- jam 果酱 guǒ jiàng
- salt 盐 yán
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Questions about 黑胡椒
How do you say "black pepper" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "black pepper" is 黑胡椒. It is a noun.
How is 黑胡椒 written in Chinese?
Three characters: 黑 (hei) has 12 strokes meaning black, 胡 (hu) has 9 strokes with meat radical, 椒 (jiao) has 12 strokes with wood radical meaning pepper.
How is 黑胡椒 used in a sentence?
Use 黑胡椒 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 黑胡椒粉很辣。 (Black pepper is spicy.).
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