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The Chinese word for fruit is
水果

shuǐ guǒ



fruit

Chinese Definition


fruit
     1. 名词. 水果
     2. 名词. 例如:grapefruit, kiwi, nectarine, pineapple, plum, tangerine, watermelon
Components
     1. water
           請 給 我 一 杯 水,謝謝。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ, xièxiè.) - A glass of water, please.
           喝水 - hēshuǐ - to drink water
           冰水 - bīngshuǐ - iced water
           冷水 - lěngshuǐ - cold water
           凍水 - dung3 seoi2 - cold water, C
           熱水 - rèshuǐ - hot water
           開水 - kāishuǐ - boiled water
           滾水 - gwan2 seoi2 - boiled water, C
           水族館 - shuǐzúguǎn - aquarium
           水彩 - shuǐcǎi - watercolour
           水溫 - shuǐwēn - water temperature
           雨水 - yǔshuǐ - rainwater
           海水 - hǎishuǐ - seawater
           飲用水 - yǐnyòngshuǐ - drinking water
           礦泉水 - kuàngquánshuǐ - mineral water
           蒸餾水 - zhēngliúshuǐ - distilled water
           水閘 - shuǐzhá - sluice
           水力發電 - shuǐlìfādiàn - hydroelectricity
           碳水化合物 - tànshuǐhuàhéwù - carbohydrate
           脫水 - tuōshuǐ - to dehydrate; dehydration
           水中毒 - shuǐzhōngdú - water intoxication; water poisoning
           雙氧水 - shuāngyǎngshuǐ, lit=water with two oxygen (atoms) - hydrogen peroxide
     2. liquid; potion; juice
           口水 - kǒushuǐ - saliva
           汗水 - hànshuǐ - sweat
           羊水 - yángshuǐ - amniotic fluid
           香水 - xiāngshuǐ - perfume
           眼藥水 - yǎnyàoshuǐ - eyedrop
     3. (colloquial, mainly, Singapore, Malaysia) Synonym of 飲料 (beverage)
           要 叫 什麼 水? (Yào jiào shénme shuǐ?) - What beverage do you want to order?
           欲 叫 什sím物 水? (Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi?) - What beverage do you want to order?, MN
     4. (archaic) river
           ^漢水 - Hànshuǐ - the Han River
     5. body of water
           水路 - shuǐlù - waterway
           三 面 環 水 (sān miàn huán shuǐ) - to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides
     6. flood
           發水 - fāshuǐ - to flood
     7. additional cost or income
     8. (dialectal) rain
     9. (Cantonese) money
           磅水 - bong6 seoi2 - to pay, C
           掠loek6-1水 - loek6-1 seoi2 - to obtain money dishonestly, C
     10. (Cantonese) hundred dollars
           三 嚿 水 - saam1 gau6 seoi2 - three hundred dollars, C
     11. (Cantonese) source of revenue
     12. (Cantonese) to fool; to deceive; to misguide
     13. to swim
           水性 - shuǐxìng - swimming ability
     14. (colloquial) lacking substance or power; worthless
           這裡 的 大學 太 水 了。 (Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le.) - The universities here are too weak.
     15. Short for 划水, gloss=to shirk; to slack off
     16. one of the five elements of Wu Xing (五行)
     17. (colloquial) Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed.
     18. Sui people
           水書 - shuǐshū - Shuishu (the traditional writing system of the Sui people)
     19. Variant of 媠
     1. fruit
           水果 - fruit
           蘋果 - apple
     2. result
           結果 - result
           後果 - consequence
     3. sure enough; really
           果然 - as expected
           果真 - really
     4. determined
           果敢 - resolute and courageous
     5. to fill
           果腹 - to fill one's stomach
     6. to come true
           不果 - to be unsuccessful
     7. (literary) finally; at last
     8. (literary) actually
           Synonyms: 究竟, 終究
     9. (literary) if indeed; if
     10. Variant of 裹



Translations for and their definitions

     1. fruit
           水果 - fruit
           蘋果 - apple
     2. result
           結果 - result
           後果 - consequence
     3. sure enough; really
           果然 - as expected
           果真 - really
     4. determined
           果敢 - resolute and courageous
     5. to fill
           果腹 - to fill one's stomach
     6. to come true
           不果 - to be unsuccessful
     7. (literary) finally; at last
     8. (literary) actually
           Synonyms: 究竟, 終究
     9. (literary) if indeed; if
     10. Variant of 裹


水果
     1. n. fruit (a juicy or fleshy one, like an apple or banana)
           時令 水果 - seasonal fruit
           水果 的 食用 部分fen - the edible part of a piece of fruit
     2. n. (archaic) edible part of an aquatic plant


果實
     1. n. fruit
           結jiē 出 果實 - to bear fruit
     2. n. (figurative) positive result; achievement


果实
     1. Simplified form of 果實


成果
     1. n. gain; achievement; positive result; finding
           研究 成果 - research findings
           關鍵 成果 - key results


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