辣椒

辣椒 làjiāo

Hot pepper (chili pepper)

辣椒 in a sentence HSK 5 lajiao

What 辣椒 means

  1. Hot pepper (chili pepper)

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Character by character

辣椒 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

辣
là
Hot (spicy)
椒
jiāo
Pepper

How to write 辣椒

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辣椒 in a sentence

这道菜放了很多辣椒。
Zhè dào cài fàng le hěn duō làjiāo.
A lot of chili was put in this dish.
我不太能吃辣椒。
Wǒ bú tài néng chī làjiāo.
I cannot really handle chili.

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Questions about 辣椒

What does 辣椒 mean in English?

辣椒 is pronounced làjiāo and means Hot pepper (chili pepper).

How do you pronounce 辣椒?

辣椒 is làjiāo in pinyin — written lajiao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 辣椒?

辣椒 is written with 2 characters: 辣 (là) Hot (spicy), 椒 (jiāo) Pepper. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 辣椒 an HSK word?

Yes — 辣椒 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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