How to say “tomato” in Chinese
tomato
“Tomato” in Chinese is 番茄, fān qié: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
番茄 is read fān qié: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
番茄 — “foreign eggplant”, a tomato. It hints at the sound of 翻 fān.
On top, 艹 “grass”; below, 加 jiā hints at the reading. 番茄 — the “foreign eggplant”, i.e. the tomato.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “番茄”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 番茄. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 番茄就是西红柿。fānqiéjiùshìxīhóngshìFānqié is just another word for tomato.
- 我想做番茄鸡蛋汤wǒxiǎngzuòfānqiéjīdàntāngI want to make tomato and egg soup.
- 今天我做番茄炒鸡蛋。jīntiānwǒzuòfānqiéchǎojīdànToday I'm making tomato and egg stir-fry.
- 我最喜欢吃番茄炒鸡蛋wǒzuìxǐhuanchīfānqiéchǎojīdànMy favorite dish is tomato and egg stir-fry.
More words from the lesson “Vegetables and fruit”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tomato” in Chinese?
“Tomato” in Chinese is 番茄, pinyin fānqié.
What does 番茄 mean?
番茄 (fānqié) means “tomato”.
How do you write 番茄?
番茄 is 2 characters: 番 (fān) — time, turn; foreign; 茄 (qié) — eggplant. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 番茄?
番茄 is read fānqié. Tones: fān — first tone, qié — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tomato” in the lesson “Vegetables and fruit”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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