huang

IPA/ˌmɑː ˈhwæŋ/
KK[hwˈæŋ]IPA/ˌmɑː ˈhwɑːŋ/

huang — noun

1. a dried medicinal plant obtained from the ephedra shrub, used in East Asian trad

1.名詞C2
釋義

a dried medicinal plant obtained from the ephedra shrub, used in East Asian traditional medicine to relieve coughs, blocked sinuses, and breathing difficulties such as asthma

例句

A traditional Chinese doctor prescribed huang to help with the elderly patient's persistent cough.

collocation: prescribe huang for [ailment]

The herbalist recommended boiling a small amount of huang in water to make a tea for the child's stuffy nose.

collocation: boil huang to make a tea

同義詞
  • ephedra

    the botanical name, more commonly used in scientific and medical English writing

  • ma huang

    the full Mandarin Chinese name, sometimes used in Western herbal medicine contexts

文法句型

is made from huang

huang is used to treat

用法筆記

Often referred to by its Chinese name 'ma huang' or by the botanical name 'ephedra' in English-language medical texts.

常見錯誤

❌I took some huangs for my cold.
✅I took some huang for my cold.
💡huang is uncountable; do not add a plural -s.
❌Huang is a modern Western drug for asthma.
✅Huang is a traditional herbal remedy used for asthma in Chinese medicine.
💡huang is not a modern pharmaceutical drug.

2. one of the longest rivers in Asia, about 5,464 kilometres (3,396 miles) long, fl

2.名詞B2
釋義

one of the longest rivers in Asia, about 5,464 kilometres (3,396 miles) long, flowing from the Kunlun Mountains in western China eastward across the northern plains into the Bo Hai sea, famous for the large amount of yellow silt it carries

例句

The Huang carries millions of tons of yellow-coloured silt across northern China each year.

proper noun: the Huang + singular verb

Farmers who live along the Huang depend on its water to irrigate their wheat and corn fields.

同義詞
  • Yellow River

    the standard English name, referring to the yellow colour of its silt

  • Huang He

    the Mandarin Chinese pinyin name, sometimes used in English geographical sources

文法句型

the Huang + verb

the Huang River + verb

用法筆記

In English, the river is most commonly called 'the Yellow River', but 'the Huang' or 'the Huang River' is also used, especially in geographical writing.

常見錯誤

❌Huang River is very long.
✅The Huang River is very long.
💡the definite article 'the' is required before the name of this river.
❌I visited Huang last summer.
✅I visited the Huang River last summer.
💡the full name or 'the Huang' is needed; the river cannot be referred to by 'Huang' alone without 'the'.