Chinese word

水果

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuǐ guǒ

Meaning

  • nounfruit

Example

我每天早上吃一点水果。wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng chī yì diǎn shuí guǒ

I eat a little fruit every morning.

Illustration for 水果 (fruit)

More examples

周末我们会买很多水果。zhōu mò wǒ men huì mǎi hěn duō shuí guǒ

On weekends we buy a lot of fruit.

Core concept

A juicy edible plant fruit, commonly eaten fresh as a snack or part of a meal.

Common phrases

  • 喜欢吃水果xǐ huān chī shuí guǒ

    like to eat fruit

  • 甜的水果tián de shuí guǒ

    sweet fruit

  • 很多水果hěn duō shuí guǒ

    a lot of fruit

Similar words

苹果píng guǒ: A round fruit with red or green skin, commonly eaten fresh.
橙子chéng zi: A citrus fruit with a sweet or sour taste, eaten in segments after peeling.
葡萄pú táo: A sweet fruit made of small berries that grow together in a bunch and are often eaten fresh.
香蕉xiāng jiāo: A soft, sweet fruit with a long shape and yellow skin that is peeled before eating.

Definition in Chinese

泛指可食的植物果实，尤指多汁且可直接食用、常作为点心或零食的那部分。fàn zhǐ kě shí de zhí wù guǒ shí yóu zhǐ duō zhī qiě kě zhí jiē shí yòng cháng zuò wéi diǎn xīn huò líng shí de nà bù fèn

Word origin

水 (shuǐ, "water") + 果 (guǒ, "fruit") forms a word for fruit as a food, with 水 highlighting the moisture that makes many fruits juicy.

Usage tips

  • In a breakfast sentence, 水果 (shuǐguǒ, "fruit") can mean fruit in general, so the sentence does not say which kind is being eaten.

Related words

  • 水果汁shuí guǒ zhīfruit juicenoun

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