水果 (shuǐ guǒ) — fruit
Definition
Fruit as a category — the everyday word for edible fruits like apples, oranges, and bananas. Specific fruits like 苹果 and 西瓜 are concrete items; 果实 is more formal/scientific and also means the seed-bearing product of a plant.
noun
fruit
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 水果。Wǒ chī yí gè shuǐ guǒ.I eat a fruit.
- 水果？Nǐ mǎi jǐ gè shuǐ guǒ?How many fruits are you buying?
- 水果。Zhè ge shuǐ guǒ shì hǎo de.This fruit is good.
Grammar
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