土豆

tǔ dòu · tu dou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. potato (CL:個 / 个 (gè))
  2. (Tw) peanut (CL:顆 / 颗 (kē))

In a sentence

2 examples
01

土(tǔ)豆(dòu)在(zài)法(fǎ)国(guó)是(shì)蔬(shū)菜(cài),在(zài)荷(hé)兰(lán)则(zé)不(bú)是(shì)。

In France, potatoes are vegetables, while in the Netherlands, they are not.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by FishlandicFishy · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

可(kě)惜(xī)我(wǒ)们(men)不(bù)能(néng)像(xiàng)买(mǎi)土(tǔ)豆(dòu)一(yí)样(yàng)买(mǎi)奇(qí)迹(jì)。

It's a pity that you can't buy miracles like you would buy potatoes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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