山药 (山藥)
shān yao
Pinyin

Definition

山药 (山藥)
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shān yao
  1. Dioscorea polystachya
  2. yam

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中山
Zhōng shān
  1. 1 refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
  2. 2 Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
  3. 3 Nakayama (Japanese surname)
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
  1. 1 multitude
  2. 2 vast crowd
佛山
Fó shān
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
冰山
bīng shān
  1. 1 iceberg
  2. 2 classifier: 座 zuò
唐山
Táng shān
  1. 1 Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
  1. 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
  1. 1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse

Sample Sentences

消暑冷饮中最出名的冰碗是用甜瓜果藕、杏仁豆腐、葡萄干、鲜胡桃、淮山药、枣泥糕等料制成，冰镇后吃起来十分爽口。
xiāoshǔ lěngyǐn zhōng zuì chūmíng de bīng wǎn shì yòng tián guāguǒ ǒu 、xìngréndòufu 、pútaogān 、xiān hútáo 、huáishānyào 、zǎoní gāo děng liào zhìchéng ，bīngzhèn hòu chī qilai shífēn shuǎngkǒu 。
The most popular ice bowls during summer were made from melon candied fruit, almond tofu, raisins, fresh walnuts, yam, jujube paste etc. They were freezed into ice and tasted extremely refreshing.
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大自然里的生物体都要遵循这个规律。另外，补什么是因人而异的。比如，肠胃不好的人，就不要大鱼大肉了，可以喝些莲子粥、山药粥，鱼片粥等容易消化的食物。肺不好的人呢，可以用百合、枸杞泡茶喝。
dàzìrán lǐ de shēngwùtǐ dōu yào zūnxún zhè ge guīlǜ 。lìngwài ，bǔ shénme shì yīnrénéryì de 。bǐrú ，chángwèi bù hǎo de rén ，jiù bù yào dàyúdàròu le ，kěyǐ hē xiē liánzǐ zhōu 、shānyào zhōu ，yúpiàn zhōu děng róngyì xiāohuà de shíwù 。fèi bù hǎo de rén ne ，kěyǐ yòng bǎihé 、gǒuqǐ pào chá hē 。
All organisms in nature have to abide by this rule. Also, what to supplement differs from person to person. For example, people with stomach problems shouldn't eat a lot of solid foods like meat. They should eat things like lotus porridge, yam porridge, porridge with slices of fish meat; things that are easy to digest. People with lung problems? They should use lily buds and wolfberries when they make tea.
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