梅 (méi) — plum (the fruit or tree); surname Mei

Definition

Examples

• 春天到了，梅花开了。
  Chūn tiān dào le, méi huā kāi le.
  Spring has arrived, and the plum blossoms have bloomed.
• 梅先生是我们的中文老师。
  méi Xiān sheng shì wǒ men de zhōng wén lǎo shī.
  Mr. Mei is our Chinese teacher.
• 这种梅子很甜，可以做成蜜饯。
  Zhè zhǒng méi zi hěn tián, kě yǐ zuò chéng mì jiàn.
  This kind of plum is very sweet and can be made into preserved fruit.

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