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生姜

fresh ginger

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sheng1jiang1 • shēngjiāng

Meaning

Primary

fresh ginger

Alternatives

ginger

Mnemonic

生姜 Fresh ginger is 姜 ginger that only recently was harvested and thus still partly has some 生 life in it.

Usage

生姜 可以 用来 治 感冒。

Fresh ginger can be used to treat colds.

生姜 有 很 多 健康 益处。

Fresh ginger has many health benefits.

生姜 是 很 普遍 的 调味料。

Fresh ginger is a very common seasoning.