Pinyin

Definition

 - 
  1. to divine
  2. to forecast or estimate
  3. (of a place to live etc) to choose
卜 (蔔)
 - 
bo
  1. see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luó bo]
 - 
  1. surname Bu

Character Decomposition

Compounds (35)

  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
Huán
  1. 1 surname Huan
hái
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 still in progress
  3. 3 still more
  4. 4 yet
  5. 5 even more
  6. 6 in addition
  7. 7 fairly
  8. 8 passably (good)
  9. 9 as early as
  10. 10 even
  11. 11 also
  12. 12 else
huán
  1. 1 to pay back
  2. 2 to return

Related Words (14)

hú luó bo
  1. 1 carrot
luó bo
  1. 1 radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bái luó bo]
  2. 2 classifier: 条 tiáo
  1. 1 surname Bu
zhān bǔ
  1. 1 to divine
hú luó bo sù
  1. 1 carotene

Idioms (2)

一个萝卜一个坑
yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng
  1. 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. each person has his own position
  3. 3 each to his own
  4. 4 horses for courses
  5. 5 every kettle has its lid
萝卜白菜,各有所爱
luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài
  1. 1 one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
  2. 2 to each his own

Sample Sentences

萝卜
luóbo
radish
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白萝卜=菜头
báiluóbo =càitóu
white radish = radish (TW)
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什么是生机饮食的精华,就是要您吃到完整的营养,看这边,胡萝卜,维生素满满;生菜,纤维素一百;苹果,铁质最多,让你做钢铁侠;葡萄,富含OPC,地表最强抗氧化素;最后,小黄瓜,他的青翠,你的青春!
shénmeshì shēngjī yǐnshí de jīnghuá ,jiùshì yào nín chīdào wánzhěng de yíngyǎng ,kàn zhèbiān ,húluóbo ,wéishēngsù mǎnmǎn ;shēngcài ,xiānwéisù yībǎi ;píngguǒ ,tiězhì zuì duō ,ràng nǐ zuò gāngtiěxiá ;pútao ,fù hán OPC ,dìbiǎo zuì qiáng kàngyǎnghuàsù ;zuìhòu ,xiǎohuángguā ,tā de qīngcuì ,nǐ de qīngchūn !
What is vital essence, I hear you ask. It means when you get complete nutrition. Look here, carrots, full of vitamins; leafy greens, max fiber; apples, with so much iron that you'll turn into Iron Man; grapes, full of OPC and the most anti-oxidants you can find on earth; finally, cucumber, its fresh green reflects your youth.
你今天怎么跟吃火药似的,咸吃萝卜淡操心。
nǐ jīntiān zěnme gēn chī huǒyào shìde ,xián chī luóbo dàn cāoxīn 。
You’re snappish today, worrying for nothing.
新华社北京九月四日电(记者郝王乐李娜卜多门)
Xīnhuáshè Běijīng Jiǔyuè sìrì diàn (jìzhě hǎowánglè LǐNà bǔduōmén )
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 4th, by reporter Hao Wangle, Li Na Bu Duomen
这也太扯了。那我买根茎类蔬菜总行了吧。白萝卜怎么卖?
zhè yě tài chě le 。nà wǒ mǎi gēnjīnglèi shūcài zǒng xíng le ba 。báiluóbo zěnmemài ?
That's ridiculous. Buying a root vegetable would be OK, no? In what quantity do you sell the white radishes?
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那就便宜多了,白萝卜一斤五角。你看这根,屁股圆圆大大,肯定好吃,你自己用手指敲敲看。
nā jiù piányi duō le ,báiluóbo yī jīn wǔ jiǎo 。nǐ kàn zhè gēn ,pìgu Yuányuan dàdà ,kěndìng hǎochī ,nǐzìjǐ yòng shǒuzhǐ qiāo qiāo kàn 。
That's much cheaper. White radishes are RMB0.50 for half a kilogram. Look at this one, a nice big round rump on it, it's certain to be tasty, tap it with your finger to see.
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好,我就要那根萝卜。再帮我秤一斤菠菜,贵是贵,不吃青菜也不行。
hǎo ,wǒ jiùyào nà gēn luóbo 。zài bāng wǒ chèng yī jīn bōcài ,guì shì guì ,bù chī qīngcài yě bùxíng 。
OK, then I want that radish. Get me a half kilogram of spinach too. It may be expensive but I have to have some green vegetables.
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是不是硬硬的,声音清脆,这就是新鲜的萝卜。
shìbushì yìng yìng de ,shēngyīn qīng cuì ,zhè jiùshì xīnxiān de luóbo 。
Isn't it nice and hard, with a crisp sound to it. That's a fresh radish.
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客人敲敲萝卜)
kèrén qiāo qiāo luóbo )
(The customer taps the radish)
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