薑還是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là

ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
  2. 2. the older, the wiser

Characters

Character Meaning
薑 jiāng
ginger; surname Jiang; variant of 薑jiāng
還 hái
still; yet; even more
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
的 de HSK 1
(used after an attribute)
辣 là HSK 4
hot (spicy); pungent; old variant of 辣là