豆子

• Pinyin: dòu zi
• Desglose de hanzi: 豆 = pictograph of a high-stemmed vessel, later meaning bean; 子 = diminutive/collective noun suffix

Significado

Judías; legumbres (en general).

A general, informal term for beans of various kinds used in everyday cooking and market contexts. Specific beans are named more precisely: 黄豆 (soybean), 绿豆 (mung bean), 红豆 (red bean), 豌豆 (pea).

Ejemplos

1. 奶奶把一碗干豆子泡在水里，准备明天煮粥用。
2. 市场上各种豆子摆满了整整一排货架。
3. 她用自家种的豆子做了一锅香喷喷的豆腐。

Guía de uso

Contexto: cooking, food, daily life

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 熬红豆粥前，要先把豆子泡发几个小时才能煮烂。(Before making red bean porridge, you need to soak the beans for several hours so they cook through.)
• 他在阳台上种了几盆豆子，每天精心打理。(He grew several pots of beans on the balcony and tended to them carefully every day.)

Incorrecto

• 他这个人是个豆子 — 豆子 is literally beans and not used as a metaphor for a person; use 他很渺小 or 他无足轻重 for someone insignificant

Origen e historia

豆 (bean/legume) + 子 (suffix indicating a small object or member of a category)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal