葱

cōng

CL 把 bǎ 根 gēn 棵 kē

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. scallion
2. green onion

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• 蒜 suàn 蒜 suàn garlic Both are common aromatics in Chinese cooking.: garlic
• 姜 jiāng 姜 jiāng ginger Often used together with scallions in stir-fries.: ginger

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Often paired with 姜 and 蒜 as the 'holy trinity' of Chinese stir-fry aromatics.

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炒饭里放点 葱 很香。

Adding some scallions to fried rice makes it very fragrant.

加洋 葱 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 839830)

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Words Containing 葱

• 倒栽葱 倒栽葱 dào zāi cōng: to fall headlong
• 大葱 大葱 dà cōng: leek
• 小葱 小葱 xiǎo cōng: shallot
• 洋葱 洋葱 yáng cōng: onion (Allium cepa)
• 洋葱圈 洋葱圈 yáng cōng quān: onion ring
• 算哪根葱 算哪根葱 suàn nǎ gēn cōng: who do (you) think (you) are?
• 细香葱 细香葱 xì xiāng cōng: chive
• 葱属 葱属 cōng shǔ: genus Allium
• 葱油饼 葱油饼 cōng yóu bǐng: scallion pancake
• 葱绿 葱绿 cōng lǜ: verdant
• 葱翠 葱翠 cōng cuì: fresh green
• 葱花 葱花 cōng huā: chopped onion
• 葱葱 葱葱 cōng cōng: verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc)
• 葱茏 葱茏 cōng lóng: verdant and lush
• 葱头 葱头 cōng tóu: onion
• 葱郁 葱郁 cōng yù: verdant
• 葱黄 葱黄 cōng huáng: yellow green
• 虾夷葱 虾夷葱 xiā yí cōng: chive
• 金葱粉 金葱粉 jīn cōng fěn: glitter (sparkling material)
• 金葱胶 金葱胶 jīn cōng jiāo: glitter glue
• 青葱 青葱 qīng cōng: scallion
• 郁郁葱葱 郁郁葱葱 yù yù cōng cōng: verdant and lush (idiom)