Chinese word dictionary

莼菜

chún cài · water shield (Brasenia schreberi), an edible water plant

Word information

Simplified莼菜
Traditional蓴菜
Pinyinchún cài
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 莼菜

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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