Chinese word

西红柿

Pronunciation

Pinyinxī hóng shì

Meaning

  • nountomato

Example

你喜欢吃西红柿吗？nǐ xǐ huān chī xī hóng shì ma

Do you like eating tomatoes?

Illustration for 西红柿 (tomato)

More examples

我家后院种了很多西红柿。wǒ jiā hòu yuàn zhǒng le hěn duō xī hóng shì

We planted many tomatoes in our backyard.

Core concept

A juicy, round red ingredient with a sweet-and-sour taste, used raw or cooked.

Common phrases

  • 吃西红柿chī xī hóng shì

    eat tomatoes

  • 西红柿炒蛋xī hóng shì chǎo dàn

    tomato-and-egg stir-fry

  • 种西红柿zhǒng xī hóng shì

    grow tomatoes

Similar words

番茄fān qié: A widely used southern Chinese name for a juicy fruit with a sweet-sour taste.

Definition in Chinese

一种常见的蔬果，果形多为球形或略扁，肉质多汁且带酸甜味，营养丰富，常作为配菜或主料烹饪。yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de shū guǒ guǒ xíng duō wèi qiú xíng huò lüè biǎn ròu zhì duō zhī qiě dài suān tián wèi yíng yǎng fēng fù cháng zuò wéi pèi cài huò zhǔ liào pēng rèn

Word origin

西红柿 (xīhóngshì, "tomato") combines 西 (xī, "west") + 红 (hóng, "red") + 柿 (shì, "persimmon"), picturing a red persimmon from the west.

Usage tips

  • 番茄 (fānqié, "tomato") is another standard Chinese name, so recognizing both names helps when reading menus or shopping labels.

Related words

  • 西红柿酱xī hóng shì jiàngtomato saucenoun
  • 西红柿汁xī hóng shì zhītomato juicenoun
  • 西红柿汤xī hóng shì tāngtomato soupnoun

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