How to say “fruit” in Chinese
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“Fruit” in Chinese is 水果, shuǐ guǒ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
水果 is read shuǐ guǒ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
A picture of a stream.
Fruit on a 木 tree.
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 “水果”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 水果. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你喜欢吃什么水果？nǐxǐhuanchīshénmeshuǐguǒWhich fruits do you like?
- 我想吃一些水果wǒxiǎngchīyìxiēshuǐguǒI'd like to eat some fruit.
- 我去超市买水果wǒqùchāoshìmǎishuǐguǒI'm going to the supermarket to buy fruit.
- 超市里有好多水果chāoshìliyǒuhǎoduōshuǐguǒThere's lots of fruit at the supermarket.
- 我喜欢水果，尤其是西瓜。wǒxǐhuanshuǐguǒ,yóuqíshìxīguāI love fruit, especially watermelon.
- 最近水果的价格下降了。zuìjìnshuǐguǒdejiàgéxiàjiàngleFruit prices have dropped lately.
More words from the lesson “Fruit and breakfast”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fruit” in Chinese?
“Fruit” in Chinese is 水果, pinyin shuǐguǒ.
What does 水果 mean?
水果 (shuǐguǒ) means “fruit”.
How do you write 水果?
水果 is 2 characters: 水 (shuǐ) — water; 果 (guǒ) — fruit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 水果?
水果 is read shuǐguǒ. Tones: shuǐ — third tone, guǒ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fruit” in the lesson “Fruit and breakfast”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. 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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