开心果 (kāixīnguǒ) · pistachio, someone who cheers everyone up

Measure Word

一颗开心果 kē

Meanings

1 pistachio
2 someone who cheers everyone up

About the ingredient

坚果 Nuts and seeds

Pale green kernels with a purple-flecked skin, in a beige shell that is already split. They are roasted and salted as a snack, and used in ice cream and sweets.

Contains tree nuts

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

开心果是我最喜欢的零食。

Kāixīnguǒ shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de língshí.

Pistachios are my favorite snack.

HSK 6

她总能逗大家笑，是我们班的开心果。

Tā zǒng néng dòu dàjiā xiào, shì wǒmen bān de kāixīnguǒ.

She can always make everyone laugh; she's the life of our class.

Tips

memory

Literally 'happy nut': the shell splits open as if the nut were grinning. The formal name is 阿月浑子.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

心 xīn

果 guǒ

Related Words

开心 kāixīn HSK 3 #545

happy / delighted

开场 kāichǎng HSK 7-9 #4,973

to begin (a show, game, etc.) / opening

开放 kāifàng HSK 5 #4,568

to open up; to be open (to the public) / open; liberal; open-minded

开通 kāitōng HSK 5 #5,235

to open (a service, route, line) / to activate; to make operational

开头 kāitóu HSK 6 #3,889

beginning; start; opening / to begin; to start off

开会 kāihuì HSK 3 #3,656

to hold a meeting / to attend a meeting

开拍 kāipāi #5,408

to start filming / to begin shooting (a movie/show)

开火 kāihuǒ #3,098

to open fire / to fire (a weapon) / to start shooting

开发 kāifā HSK 5 #5,579

to develop; to exploit (resources) / development (of products, software, land)

开工 kāigōng HSK 7-9 #5,608

to start work; to begin construction / to resume production

Photo credit