Definition
n.
inedible root or stalk of a vegetable (often tough and discarded)
Examples
- 菜根,。Zhè dào tāng bǎ cài gēn dōu qiē diào le, zhǐ yòng le cài yè.This soup cut off the inedible roots, using only the leaves.
- 菜根,。Mǎi huí lái de qīngcài yídìng yào bǎ cài gēn xǐ gānjìng, dàn tōngcháng dōu bù chī.When buying greens home, you must wash the inedible roots, but usually you don't eat them.
- 菜根,。Zhè zhǒng shūcài de cài gēn hěn yìng, bú shìhé shíyòng.The roots of this vegetable are very hard and not suitable for eating.
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