卜 (蔔)
bo
Pinyin

Definition

卜 (蔔)
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bo
  1. see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luó bo]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

胡萝卜
hú luó bo
  1. 1 carrot
萝卜
luó bo
  1. 1 radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bái luó bo]
  2. 2 classifier: 条 tiáo
胡萝卜素
hú luó bo sù
  1. 1 carotene
卜
bo
  1. 1 see also: 萝卜 luó bo
萝卜糕
luó bo gāo
  1. 1 fried radish cake (a type of dim sum, commonly called "turnip cake")

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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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.
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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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萝卜一根一块半，这样一共五块半。
luóbo yī gēn yī kuài bàn ，zhèyàng yīgòng wǔ kuài bàn 。
One radish is RMB1.50, so that's RMB5.50 altogether.
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萝卜青菜各有所爱吧，总之我还是爱吃原汁原味的中国菜。
luóboqīngcàigèyǒusuǒài ba ，zǒngzhī wǒ háishi ài chī yuánzhīyuánwèi de Zhōngguó cài 。
To each his own, for me I still love truly authentic Chinese food.
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