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蘑菇

mushroom

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

mo2gu5 • mógu

Alternative Pinyin

mo2gu1 • mógū

Meaning

Primary

mushroom

Alternatives

mushrooms

Mnemonic

The word 蘑菇 mushroom has the same meaning as both of its characters 蘑 mushroom and 菇 mushroom. The second 菇 mushroom is pronounced [5] quietly because it is a boring white mushroom with no flavor.

Usage

我 喜欢 吃 蘑菇。

I like to eat mushrooms.

蘑菇 可以 用 来 做 汤。

Mushrooms can be used to make soup.

我 在 市场 买 了 蘑菇。

I bought mushrooms at the market.