Chinese word

大蒜

Pronunciation

Pinyindà suàn

Meaning

  • noungarlic

Example

做菜前请把大蒜切碎。zuò cài qián qǐng bǎ dà suàn qiē suì

Please chop the garlic before cooking.

Illustration for 大蒜 (garlic)

More examples

菜里放一点大蒜会更香。cài lǐ fàng yì diǎn dà suàn huì gèng xiāng

Adding a little garlic to the dish makes it more fragrant.

Core concept

A compact bundle of cloves that brings pungent heat when raw and a mellow fragrance when cooked.

Common phrases

  • 切碎大蒜qiē suì dà suàn

    finely chop garlic

  • 剥大蒜皮bō dà suàn pí

    peel garlic

  • 拍扁大蒜pāi biǎn dà suàn

    smash garlic flat

Similar words

蒜suàn: A familiar short noun for garlic used in everyday food conversations.
蒜头suàn tóu: The whole round bulb of garlic enclosed in its outer skin.

Definition in Chinese

指厨房里常用的调味材料，是由数瓣包裹成的球状蒜头，生食辛辣，熟食则香味较柔和。zhǐ chú fáng lǐ cháng yòng de tiáo wèi cái liào shì yóu shù bàn bāo guǒ chéng de qiú zhuàng suàn tóu shēng shí xīn là shú shí zé xiāng wèi jiào róu hé

Word origin

The name 大蒜 (dàsuàn, "garlic") puts 大 (dà, "large") before the older plant name 蒜 (suàn, "garlic"), marking the larger bulb-forming variety.

Usage tips

  • The noun is useful in everyday food conversations about taste and preferences, including whether a dish contains garlic or leaves it out.

Related words

  • 大蒜苗dà suàn miáogarlic sproutsnoun
  • 大蒜粉dà suàn fěngarlic powdernoun

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