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甘草

gān cǎo

2-character word

What 甘草 means

1. licorice root

The characters in 甘草

• 甘gān(bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦; to be willing (to do sth)
• 草cǎograss; straw; manuscript

Example sentences

• 我的孩子们喜欢甘草棒。
  Wǒ de háizimen xǐhuan gāncǎo bàng.
  My children like saccharum.
• 咳嗽糖浆有股甘草的味道。
  Késou tángjiāng yǒu gǔ gāncǎo de wèidao.
  The cough syrup has a licorice flavoring.
• 我喜欢煮饭时加几粒八角。它带有淡淡的甜味和类似甘草的香气。
  I like to add a couple pods of star anise when cooking rice. It has a slightly sweet flavor and a licorice-like fragrance.

Sounds the same

Read gān cǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

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