土豆 meaning in English

tǔdòu

potato; (Tw) peanut (CL:顆|颗[ke1])

HSK 5noun10 strokes

Meaning of 土豆

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tǔdòu

potato
(Tw) peanut (CL:顆|颗[ke1])

How to use 土豆

In mainland China 土豆 is the everyday word for potato, and it shows up in many home-style dishes. A common example is 我想吃土豆丝。(Wǒ xiǎng chī tǔdòu sī.) I want to eat shredded potatoes.

土 (tǔ) means earth or soil, and 豆 (dòu) means bean. A potato is an "earth bean", a round lump you dig out of the ground.

Common mistake: Learners in Taiwan get confused because 土豆 there usually means peanut, while potato is 馬鈴薯 (mǎlíngshǔ). Also keep the tones clear: tǔ is third tone and dòu is fourth tone, not tù dōu.

土豆 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ种zhǒng了le三sān行xíng土tǔ豆dòu。

I planted three rows of potatoes.

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

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

汤tāng姆mǔ洗xǐ了le土tǔ豆dòu。

Tom washed the potatoes.

把bǎ土tǔ豆dòu切qiè一yī下xià。

Cut the potatoes.

我wǒ要yào几jǐ个gè土tǔ豆dòu。

I want some potatoes.

Stroke order for each character

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土 tǔ · earth · 3 strokes

豆 dòu · beans · 7 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 土豆.

土地	tǔdì	land; soil
豆腐	dòufu	tofu; bean curd
豆制品	dòuzhìpǐn	legume-based product; soybean product
本土	běntǔ	one's native country; native
豆子	dòuzi	bean; pea
领土	lǐngtǔ	territory
国土	guótǔ	country's territory; national land
泥土	nítǔ	earth; soil; mud; clay
土壤	tǔrǎng	soil
混凝土	hùnníngtǔ	concrete (building material)
土匪	tǔfěi	bandit
土生土长	tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng	(idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, ent

Questions about 土豆

What does 土豆 mean?

土豆 (tǔdòu) means "potato; (Tw) peanut (CL:顆|颗[ke1])" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 土豆?

土豆 is made of 2 characters: 土 (3 strokes), 豆 (7 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 土豆 an HSK word?

Yes. 土豆 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the more formal word for potato in Chinese?

The formal or scientific term is 马铃薯 (mǎlíngshǔ). You will see it on packaging, in textbooks, and in Taiwan, while 土豆 is what most mainland speakers say at home and in restaurants.

How do you say french fries or potato chips with 土豆?

French fries are usually 薯条 (shǔtiáo) and potato chips are 薯片 (shǔpiàn). These use 薯 from 马铃薯 rather than 土豆, though 土豆条 is sometimes heard casually.