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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

花生 [huāshēng]
  1. 1. noun peanut

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

花生 [huāshēng]
  1. 1. peanut; groundnut

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

花生 [huāshēng]
  1. 1. 花生

Examples

今年的洪涝天气使花生减收,花生价格因此提高了很多。
So many floods have cut down on the production of peanuts; as a result, the price of peanuts has gone up a great deal.
花生
shell peanuts
这种土壤不宜种花生
This kind of soil is not suitable for growing peanuts.
他用花生就酒。
He has peanuts with his drinks.
摸索种花生的规律
try to find out the secret of peanut growing
我给你孩子捎来一点花生
I've brought your children some peanuts.
花生炸一炸
deep-fry the peanuts
今年的花生长势不好,都是半空的。
This year peanuts don't grow well, they are all half empty.
桌子上的茶碟里放了很多花生和瓜子。
There are many peanuts, and melon seeds in the saucers on the table.
有试验表明,花生重茬两年会减产8-10%。
A trial showed that two years of continuous harvest of peanuts would reduce output by 8 -10%.

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Related Measure Words

  [bǎ] |  一把花生
  [bāo] |  一包花生
  [kē] |  一颗花生
  [pán] |  一盘花生
  [pěng] |  一捧花生
  [ǎn] |  一埯花生

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