水果 (shuǐguǒ) — fruit
HSK 4 | noun | the sweet or sour fleshy product of a tree or plant
水果 (shuǐguǒ)
水果 is the general word for fruit — the sweet or sour fleshy edible product of plants, typically eaten as a snack or dessert. China has an enormous variety of tropical and temperate fruits.
Meanings
- noun fruit (the sweet or fleshy edible product of a plant)
Example Sentences
她每天都吃一些新鲜水果。 Tā měi tiān dōu chī yīxiē xīnxiān shuǐguǒ. She eats some fresh fruit every day.
这家水果店的苹果特别甜。 Zhè jiā shuǐguǒ diàn de píngguǒ tèbié tián. The apples at this fruit shop are especially sweet.
吃水果可以补充维生素。 Chī shuǐguǒ kěyǐ bǔchōng wéishēngsù. Eating fruit can supplement vitamins.
夏天是很多热带水果上市的季节。 Xiàtiān shì hěn duō rèdài shuǐguǒ shàngshì de jìjié. Summer is the season when many tropical fruits come to market.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 新鲜水果 (xīnxiān shuǐguǒ) | fresh fruit |
| 热带水果 (rèdài shuǐguǒ) | tropical fruit |
| 水果沙拉 (shuǐguǒ shālā) | fruit salad |
| 水果店 (shuǐguǒ diàn) | fruit shop |
Usage Notes
水果 is used for all kinds of fruits eaten as food. Note that in Chinese, tomatoes (西红柿) and cucumbers (黄瓜) are botanically fruits but are classified as vegetables (蔬菜) in everyday speech. 水果 almost always refers to sweet fruits eaten out of hand or as dessert.
Memory Hook
水 (shuǐ) means water and 果 (guǒ) means fruit. Fruits are naturally "watery fruits" — full of juice and moisture.