粥
zhōu
Meaning
- porridge
Definition
用米或谷物煮成的半流质食物，比稀饭稠。
A semi-liquid food made from rice or grains, thicker than porridge.
Usage
通常指作为主食或早餐的米粥，也可比喻混乱的状态。
Usually refers to rice porridge as a staple or breakfast food; can also metaphorically describe a chaotic state.
Examples
- 1 早上喝一碗热粥很暖胃。 (A bowl of hot porridge in the morning warms the stomach.)
- 2 他生病了，医生建议他吃清淡的粥。 (He is sick, and the doctor recommends he eat plain porridge.)
- 3 广东的皮蛋瘦肉粥非常有名。 (Cantonese century egg and lean meat porridge is very famous.)
- 4 最近事情太多，脑子像一锅粥。 (Too many things lately, my mind is like a pot of porridge.)
- 5 这家粥店每天早晨都排长队。 (This porridge shop has a long queue every morning.)
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