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Food is a big part of Chinese culture, this includes fruit (水果 / shuǐguǒ). In this article you'll learn the Chinese names of the most common types of fruit.
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The list below contains the Chinese words for most types of fruit that you'll encounter when grocery shopping in China. Each word shows the Chinese character, the pinyin, and the English translation. Click the speaker icon to hear the pronunciation of each word.
橘子
júzi
tangerine
苹果
píngguǒ
apple
荔枝
lìzhī
lychee
西瓜
xīguā
watermelon
葡萄
pútáo
grape
蓝莓
lánméi
blueberry
椰子
yēzi
coconut
李子
lǐzi
plum
火龙果
huǒlóngguǒ
dragon fruit
草莓
cǎoméi
strawberry
菠萝
bōluó
pineapple
龙眼
lóngyǎn
longan fruit
芒果
mángguǒ
mango
百香果
bǎixiāngguǒ
passion fruit
杏子
xìngzi
apricot
猕猴桃
míhóutáo
kiwi fruit
木瓜
mùguā
papaya
樱桃
yīngtáo
cherry
梨
lí
pear
榴莲
liúlián
durian
香蕉
xiāngjiāo
banana
枸杞
gǒuqǐ
wolfberry (goji)
无花果
wúhuāguǒ
fig
柠檬
níngméng
lemon
青柠檬
qīngníngméng
lime
柚子
yòuzi
pomelo
橄榄
gǎnlǎn
olive
牛油果
niúyóuguǒ
avocado
石榴
shíliú
pomegranate
山竹
shānzhú
mangosteen
黑莓
hēiméi
blackberry
圣女果
shèngnǚguǒ
cherry tomato
杨桃
yángtáo
carambola (starfruit)
蔓越莓
mànyuèméi
cranberry
橙子
chéngzi
orange (fruit)
红枣
hóngzǎo
jujube
柿子
shìzi
persimmon
菠萝蜜
bōluómì
jackfruit
蟠桃
pántáo
flat peach
油桃
yóutáo
nectarine
If you'd like to learn more Chinese vocabulary, check out the articles below:
水果
shuǐguǒ
fruit