橘子 (jú zi) — tangerine
Definition
橘子 is a small, loose-skinned citrus fruit (tangerine / mandarin). 橙子 is the larger, tighter-skinned orange — use 橘子 for easy-to-peel mandarin-type fruit, 橙子 for a navel-style orange.
noun
tangerine
Measure word · 个, 瓣
Examples
- 橘子。Wǒ mǎi le yí gè jú zi bǐ píng guǒ pián yi hěn duō.Tangerines are much cheaper than apples.
- 橘子。Wǒ chī le liǎng bàn jú zi.I ate two segments of tangerine.
- 橘子。Zhè xiē jú zi kàn shàng qù hěn xīn xiān.These tangerines look very fresh.
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