果肉

guǒròu

noun #32,275

Meanings

1 flesh of a fruit
2 fruit pulp

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

这种芒果果肉又甜又多汁。

Zhèzhǒng mángguǒ guǒròu yòu tián yòu duōzhī.

This kind of mango has sweet, juicy flesh.

HSK 7-9

果汁里有果肉的口感更好。

Guǒzhī lǐ yǒu guǒròu de kǒugǎn gèng hǎo.

Juice with pulp has a better mouthfeel.

Tips

memory

Chinese uses 肉 (meat/flesh) quite freely for the fleshy interior of fruits and plants: 果肉 (fruit flesh), 鱼肉 (fish flesh). Think of 肉 as 'the substantial, edible part', not just animal meat.

Stroke Order

果 guǒ

肉 ròu