香菇
xiāng gū
Pinyin

Definition

香菇
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xiāng gū
  1. shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

香
xiāng
  1. 1 fragrant
  2. 2 sweet smelling
  3. 3 aromatic
  4. 4 savory or appetizing
  5. 5 (to eat) with relish
  6. 6 (of sleep) sound
  7. 7 perfume or spice
  8. 8 joss or incense stick
  9. 9 classifier: 根 gēn
香港
Xiāng gǎng
  1. 1 Hong Kong
香蕉
xiāng jiāo
  1. 1 banana
  2. 2 classifier: 枝 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 根 gēn
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 把 bǎ
丁香
dīng xiāng
  1. 1 lilac (Syringia vulgaris)
  2. 2 clove (Eugenia aromatica)
冬菇
dōng gū
  1. 1 donko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap

Idioms (20)

偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
口齿生香
kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng
  1. 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
吃香喝辣
chī xiāng hē là
  1. 1 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live well
国色天香
guó sè tiān xiāng
  1. 1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
天香国色
tiān xiāng guó sè
  1. 1 divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty

Sample Sentences

在丽水市庆元县，当地菇农用电力代替柴火烘干香菇，不仅节约了生产成本，还减轻了生产过程中的烟尘污染。
zài Líshuǐshì Qìngyuánxiàn ，dāngdì gū Nóng yòng diànlì dàitì cháihuo hōnggān xiānggū ，bùjǐn jiéyuē le shēngchǎnchéngběn ，hái jiǎnqīng le shēngchǎn guòchéng zhōng de yānchén wūrǎn 。
In Qingyuan County, Lishui City, a local mushroom farm uses electricity instead of firewood to dry mushrooms. This not only saves production costs, but also reduces smoke pollution during production.
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现在电蒸电烤香菇效率高、卖相好，每烘干一吨香菇节约成本一百八十五点四元，保守算一年可节约木材二点二万吨，每公斤香菇价格还能提升二十多元。
xiànzài diàn zhēng diàn kǎo xiānggū xiàolǜ gāo 、màixiàng hǎo ，měi hōnggān yī dūn xiānggū jiéyuē chéngběn yībǎi bāshí wǔ diǎn sì yuán ，bǎoshǒu suàn yī nián kě jiéyuē mùcái èr diǎn èr wàn dūn ，měi gōngjīn xiānggū jiàgé huán néng tíshēng èrshí duō yuán 。
Nowadays, electric oven-baked mushrooms sell well and the process is highly efficient. Each drying of one ton of mushrooms saves 185.4 yuan. 22,000 tons of wood are also saved in one year, and the price per kilogram of mushrooms can be increased by over twenty yuan.
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香菇种植大户吴发友说，村里以前靠柴火烘干香菇，每年要浪费十多万元的香菇。
xiānggū zhòngzhí dàhù wúfāyǒu shuō ，cūnlǐ yǐqián kào cháihuo hōnggān xiānggū ，měinián yào làngfèi shí duō wàn yuán de xiānggū 。
Wu Fayou, a large mushroom grower, said previously mushrooms were dried by firewood in the village. This has led to more than 100,000 yuan of shiitake mushrooms wastage every year.
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这鸡汤真香，里头还有蒜头和香菇呢...咦？这是什么？
zhè jītāng zhēn xiāng ，lǐtou háiyǒu suàntou hé xiānggū ne ...yí ？zhè shì shénme ？
This chicken soup smells great. There is garlic and mushrooms in it too... Huh? What's this?
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我这次因为特想吃烤茄子和香菇，所以蔬菜带多了。我看你们荤菜准备得倒是很充足啊!
wǒ zhè cì yīnwèi tè xiǎng chī kǎo qiézi hé xiānggū ，suǒyǐ shūcài dài duō le 。wǒ kàn nǐmen hūncài zhǔnbèi de dàoshì hěn chōngzú a !
I brought a lot of vegetables this time because I really wanted to have some barbecued mushroom and eggplant. I see you guys brought quite a bit of meat!
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