土豆 (tǔ dòu) means “potato” | MotiTan Chinese Dictionary

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我把土豆切成土豆丝炒着吃。wǒ bǎ tǔ dòu qiē chéng tǔ dòu sī chǎo zhe chī

I cut the potato into shreds and stir-fried them to eat.

A round, starchy food tuber that grows underground and becomes a versatile cooking ingredient.

马铃薯mǎ líng shǔ: Formal name for an edible starchy tuber used in academic writing and on food labels.

指可食用的马铃薯块茎，生长于地下，常用作炒、煮、蒸等烹饪原料。zhǐ kě shí yòng de mǎ líng shǔ kuài jīng shēng zhǎng yú dì xià cháng yòng zuò chǎo zhǔ zhēng děng pēng rèn yuán liào

土豆 (tǔdòu, "potato") combines 土 (tǔ, "earth") and 豆 (dòu, "bean"), presenting the potato as a bean-like food that develops in the soil.

When whole potatoes are counted in everyday Chinese, a number is commonly followed by a measure word before the noun, as when buying several.