山莓

shānméi

noun

Measure Word

一颗山莓 kē

Meanings

1 wild raspberry
2 Chinese raspberry (Rubus corchorifolius)

Characters

Examples

我们在山上采到了野山莓。

Wǒmen zài shān shàng cǎi dào le yě shānméi.

We picked wild raspberries on the mountain.

山莓酸甜可口。

Shānméi suāntián kěkǒu.

Raspberries are deliciously sweet and tart.

Tips

usage

山莓 literally 'mountain berry' is the wild raspberry. Cultivated raspberries on supermarket shelves are usually labeled 树莓 (shùméi) 'tree berry' or 覆盆子 (fùpénzi). The three terms overlap heavily in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

山 shān

莓 méi