Scallion in Chinese: 葱 (cōng)

cōng

scallion

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1scallion
  2. 2green onion

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cōng

/ c/ u/ eng/ first tone

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  • 妈妈在汤里放了一些葱。

    mā ma zài tāng lǐ fàng le yì xiē cōng。

    Mom put some scallions in the soup.

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