Chinese word

葡萄

Pronunciation

Pinyinpú táo

Meaning

  • noungrape

Example

我喜欢吃葡萄。wǒ xǐ huān chī pú táo

I like eating grapes.

Illustration for 葡萄 (grape)

More examples

这瓶葡萄酒很香。zhè píng pú táo jiǔ hěn xiāng

This bottle of wine smells nice.

Core concept

Round, juicy fruits hang in bunches from a climbing vine, ready to be eaten fresh or made into juice or dried fruit.

Common phrases

  • 吃葡萄chī pú táo

    eat grapes

  • 葡萄酒pú táo jiǔ

    wine

  • 葡萄干pú táo gān

    raisins

Similar words

葡萄酒pú táo jiǔ: An alcoholic beverage produced from fermented grapes.
葡萄树pú táo shù: The climbing plant that bears grapes.
葡萄干pú táo gān: A sweet dried fruit made from a grape.

Definition in Chinese

一种藤本植物结出的成串圆形多汁果实，可鲜食、榨汁或酿酒，也可晒制成葡萄干。yì zhǒng téng běn zhí wù jié chū de chéng chuàn yuán xíng duō zhī guǒ shí kě xiān shí zhà zhī huò niàng jiǔ yě kě shài zhì chéng pú táo gān

Word origin

葡萄 (pútáo, "grape") preserves an ancient foreign fruit name, so its two written characters mainly record the borrowed sound instead of describing the fruit.

Usage tips

  • Chinese counts a bunch with 一串葡萄 (yī chuàn pútáo, "a bunch of grapes") and one fruit with 一颗葡萄 (yī kē pútáo, "one grape"), so the measure word shows the unit.

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