Tom always gets rowdy when he drinks tequila.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
龙舌兰
agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana
02
agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 龙舌兰 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 龙舌兰 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
The Tequila Sunrise is made with orange juice, tequila, and grenadine.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 龙舌兰.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 龙舌兰.
Directly before
- 一喝龙舌兰1
Directly after
- 龙舌兰酒2
- 龙舌兰日出1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 龙舌兰
What does 龙舌兰 mean in Chinese?
龙舌兰 (lóngshélán) means agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana.
How do you pronounce 龙舌兰?
龙舌兰 is pronounced lóngshélán.
Is 龙舌兰 an HSK word?
龙舌兰 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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