山芋 Pronunciation and Pinyin
山芋 Usage and Examples
yam
sweet potato
他们带着他们的狗，鼠以及山芋之类的植物。
They took dogs, rats and plants like the sweet potato with them.
厄立特里亚也确实有点像烫手山芋。
Eritrea has always been a bit of a hot potato.
The characters in 山芋
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 山
- shān山shàng上on the mountain, up the mountain
- shān山shàng上de的on the mountain, mountain
- shān山xià下at the foot of the mountain, mountain base
- shān山qiū丘hill, knoll
- shān山cóng丛a cluster of peaks or mountains
- shān山dōng东Shandong, Shantung
- shān山dōng东shěng省Shandong Province, Shandong
- shān山dōng东yùn郓chéng城Shandong Yuncheng, Yuncheng, Shandong
- shān山zhōng中in the mountains, among the mountains
- shān山zhōng中xiǎo小wū屋mountain cabin, mountain lodge
- shān山chǎn产Mountain products, Native produce
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Open the tool →Questions about 山芋
What does 山芋 mean in Chinese?
山芋 (shān yù) means “yam, sweet potato”.
How do you pronounce 山芋?
山芋 is pronounced shān yù in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “yam” in Chinese?
“yam” is 山芋 (shān yù) in Chinese.
How is 山芋 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 山芋, each with pinyin and an English translation.