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    Expressing "chili pepper" with 辣椒 (làjiāo)

    Topic & Focus

    Explanation

    辣椒 (làjiāo) means "chili pepper" or "hot pepper" and is a fundamental ingredient in Chinese cuisine. The name combines 辣 (spicy) and 椒 (pepper), and it appears frequently in food-related vocabulary and discussions of regional cooking styles.

    Examples

    • 四川菜用了很多辣椒，特别辣。

      Sìchuān cài yòng le hěn duō làjiāo, tèbié là.

      Sichuan cuisine uses a lot of chili peppers and is especially spicy.

    • 你能吃辣椒吗？这道菜放了不少。

      nǐ néng chī làjiāo ma? zhè dào cài fàng le bù shǎo.

      Can you eat chili peppers? Quite a few were added to this dish.

    • 他在阳台上种了几棵辣椒，长得很好。

      tā zài yángtái shàng zhòng le jǐ kē làjiāo, zhǎng de hěn hǎo.

      He planted several chili pepper plants on the balcony, and they're growing very well.

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