绿豆
lu:4 dòu
Pinyin

Definition

绿豆
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lu:4 dòu
  1. mung bean

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

土豆
tǔ dòu
  1. 1 potato
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 (Tw) peanut
  4. 4 CL:顆|颗[kē]
红豆
hóng dòu
  1. 1 azuki bean
  2. 2 red bean
豆浆
dòu jiāng
  1. 1 soy milk
豆瓣
Dòu bàn
  1. 1 Douban, PRC social networking website
豆腐
dòu fu
  1. 1 tofu
  2. 2 bean curd
吃豆腐
chī dòu fu
  1. 1 to eat tofu
  2. 2 to flirt
  3. 3 to tease
咖啡豆
kā fēi dòu
  1. 1 coffee beans
土豆泥
tǔ dòu ní
  1. 1 mashed potato
土豆网
Tǔ dòu Wǎng
  1. 1 Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website
大豆
dà dòu
  1. 1 soybean
小豆
xiǎo dòu
  1. 1 see 紅豆|红豆[hóng dòu]
扁豆
biǎn dòu
  1. 1 hyacinth bean
  2. 2 haricot
毛豆
máo dòu
  1. 1 immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod
纳豆
nà dòu
  1. 1 nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan
绿豆
lu:4 dòu
  1. 1 mung bean
臭豆腐
chòu dòu fu
  1. 1 stinky tofu
  2. 2 strong-smelling preserved beancurd
  3. 3 fig. rough exterior but lovable person
豆
dòu
  1. 1 variant of 豆[dòu]
蚕豆
cán dòu
  1. 1 broad bean (Vicia faba)
  2. 2 fava bean
豆奶
dòu nǎi
  1. 1 soy milk
豆子
dòu zi
  1. 1 bean
  2. 2 pea
  3. 3 CL:顆|颗[kē]

Idioms (6)

刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
  1. 1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2 one just has to be patient
  3. 3 haste will ruin everything
煮豆燃萁
zhǔ dòu rán qí
  1. 1 burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
  1. 1 lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  2. 2 One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
  3. 3 You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
豆寇年华
dòu kòu nián huá
  1. 1 used erroneously for 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华, a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
  2. 2 a budding beauty
豆蔻年华
dòu kòu nián huá
  1. 1 a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
  2. 2 a budding beauty

Sample Sentences

没想到钻石那么贵！几万块钱只能买绿豆那么点儿大的。
méixiǎngdào zuànshí nàme guì ！jǐ wàn kuài qián zhǐnéng mǎi lǜdòu nàme diǎnr5 dà de 。
I had no idea diamonds were so expensive! Tens of thousands of RMB and you only get one as big as a green bean.
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