圣女果 (shèngnǚguǒ) · cherry tomato

Measure Word

一颗圣女果 kē

Meanings

1 cherry tomato

About the ingredient

Bite-sized red tomatoes, sweeter than large ones. In China they are mostly eaten raw as a fruit, as a snack or with sour plums, and sometimes candied.

Also called 小番茄

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

她把圣女果洗好放进便当里。

Tā bǎ shèngnǚguǒ xǐ hǎo fàngjìn biàndāng lǐ.

She washed the cherry tomatoes and put them in her bento.

HSK 5

阳台上种了几盆圣女果。

Yángtái shàng zhòng le jǐ pén shèngnǚguǒ.

There are a few pots of cherry tomatoes on the balcony.

Tips

culture

Literally 'virgin fruit' - a marketing name that caught on in the 1990s to distinguish the small, sweet salad variety from regular 西红柿. In mainland everyday speech, 圣女果 and 小番茄 are interchangeable.