"chestnuts" in Chinese (Simplified)
栗子
Definition
一种可食用的褐色坚果，来自栗树，常在秋冬时节烤着吃。"栗子"有时也指陈词滥调或老套的故事、笑话。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
食品意义最常见。作为形容陈词滥调的表达较少用，偏口语。常配合“烤栗子”用在秋冬节令或节日场合。
Examples
We bought some chestnuts at the market.
我们在市场上买了些**栗子**。
Chestnuts are delicious when roasted.
烤**栗子**非常好吃。
Children picked chestnuts under the trees.
孩子们在树下捡**栗子**。
Hot chestnuts make the whole street smell amazing in winter.
冬天热乎的**栗子**让整条街都香气扑鼻。
My grandma always tells the same old chestnuts at family dinners.
我奶奶家聚餐时总讲那些老掉牙的**栗子**故事。
Roasting chestnuts over a fire is a holiday tradition for us.
在火上烤**栗子**是我们节日的传统。