冬筍 dōng sǔn

winter bamboo shoots; tender bamboo shoots

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)

Characters

Character Meaning
冬 dōng HSK 3
winter; surname Dong; (onom.) beating a drum
筍 sǔn
bamboo shoot