果子 (guǒ zi) — fruit (colloquial) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

果子 is the everyday spoken form of 'fruit' — less formal than the standard 水果 and used in casual talk or for fruit growing on a tree.

noun

fruit (colloquial)

Measure word · 个

果子。
Zhè xiē guǒ zi hěn xīn xiān.
These fruits are very fresh.
果子。
Tā zhāi le yí gè guǒ zi.
He picked a fruit.
果子，。
Wǒ xǐ huan chī guǒ zi, tè bié shì píng guǒ.
I like to eat fruit, especially apples.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

子zǐfamiliar form

果 means fruit, and 子 is a common familiar form.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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