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洋蔥

onion

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yang2cong1 • yángcōng

Meaning

Primary

onion

Mnemonic

The big bulbous 洋蔥 onion we all know is an 蔥 onion that came to China from across the 洋 ocean, hence it's Chinese name.

Usage

洋蔥頭

onion bulb

我 不 喜歡 洋蔥 的 味道。

I don't like the taste of onions.

不要 給 我 洋蔥。

Don't give me onions.