🇬🇧🇨🇳 soybean - 大豆 : English Lesson

Meaning of "soybean" ("大豆"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A soybean is a small, round bean that grows on plants in fields, first grown in Asia. People can cook and eat soybeans whole, or crush them to make foods like tofu, soy milk, and soy sauce. Farmers also use soybeans to feed animals. They are full of protein, which helps bodies grow strong and healthy.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My brother said he wouldn’t eat a soybean, so Mom called it a “muscle bean,” and suddenly he ate ten.

Our teacher said soybeans are full of protein, so I flexed my arm at my salad to show it who’s boss.

When I opened my lunchbox, a single soybean was staring at me like, “You forgot my friends!”

I dropped one soybean on the floor, and now my dog thinks it’s a magic marble that smells like dinner.

Soybean plants can fix nitrogen in the soil with special root bacteria, which basically makes them tiny green farmers helping the dirt stay healthy.

At the kitchen table, a child rolls a dry soybean across a wooden bowl. A grandmother drops a soybean, another soybean, a third soybean into warm water, then grinds the soaked soybean into a creamy mash. She presses the mash, and soft white tofu forms. The child tastes soy milk, smiles, and holds a soybean like treasure.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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