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Meaning of 藜

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藜
Pinyin: lí
English Definition: name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
Chinese Definition:
①(藜芦)多年生草本植物,叶细长,花紫黑色,有毒,可入药。
②一年生草本植物,茎直立,嫩叶可吃。茎可以做拐杖(亦称“灰条菜”):藜仗。藜藿(指粗劣的饭菜)。
Total strokes: 18; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:黎 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 黎 [ lí ] many, numerous; black; surname
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Example Words
羹藜含糗 gēng lí hán qiǔ nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet; à la guerre comme à la guerre
羹藜唅糗 gēng lí hān qiǔ nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet; à la guerre comme à la guerre
藜麦 lí mài quinoa
More:藜* | *藜 | *藜*
Example Sentences
1
把奎奴亚藜放在一个大碗里
,
用冷水浸过表面
。
Place the quinoa in a bowl, and cover with cold water.
2
谷物
,
包括燕麦
、
藜麦
、
和绿色水稻
,
能够降低心脏病的风险
。
Grains, including oats, quinoa and wild rice, lower the risk of heart disease.
3
如果你给他们开水
、
糖与藜麦粉混合的饮料
,
他们宁愿选择可口可乐
。
If you give them boiled water, sugar and quinoa flour mixed into a drink, they prefer Coca-Cola.
4
如果你不知道奎奴亚藜是什么
,
你可以去查找
,
因为你会乐意这样做的
。
If you don' t know what Quinoa is, check it out because you' ll be glad you did.
5
他说
“
虽然奎奴亚藜不是正帮我们走出贫困
,
但是我们确实生活得更好
”
"Quinoa isn't lifting us out of poverty, " he says. "But we are living better.