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薯

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Definitions

  1. 1. potato
  2. 2. yam

Example Sentences

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我為你煮馬鈴 薯 。
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Words Containing 薯

红薯
hóng shǔ

sweet potato

薯条
shǔ tiáo

french fries

薯片
shǔ piàn

fried potato chips

参薯
shēn shǔ

Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)

木薯
mù shǔ

cassava, a tropical tuber plant

木薯淀粉
mù shǔ diàn fěn

tapioca

炸薯条
zhá shǔ tiáo

french fries

炸薯片
zhá shǔ piàn

potato chip

炸薯球
zhà shǔ qiú

tater tot

甘薯
gān shǔ

sweet potato

番薯
fān shǔ

(dialect) sweet potato

当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯
dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ

if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes

白薯
bái shǔ

sweet potato

种薯
zhǒng shǔ

seed tuber

薯蓣
shǔ yù

Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya)

薯饼
shǔ bǐng

hash browns

豆薯
dòu shǔ

yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus), a vine with sweet edible root

豆薯属
dòu shǔ shǔ

yam bean

马铃薯
mǎ líng shǔ

potato

马铃薯泥
mǎ líng shǔ ní

mashed potato

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