梅子 (méizi) · Chinese plum; Japanese apricot; mume (Prunus mume)

Measure Word

一颗梅子 kē

Meanings

1 Chinese plum; Japanese apricot; mume (Prunus mume)

About the ingredient

水果 Fruit · In season: spring and summer

The fruit of the Chinese plum tree, sold green in early summer and rarely eaten raw, as it is very sour. It is soaked in liquor, pickled and dried into snacks such as 话梅, and made into the plum sauce served with Cantonese roast meats.

Also called 梅

Characters

fruit / seed (noun suffix)

Examples

HSK 4

她喜欢吃酸梅子。

Tā xǐhuan chī suān méizi.

She likes to eat sour plums.

HSK 6

梅子酱是一种传统调味品。

Méizi jiàng shì yì zhǒng chuántǒng tiáowèipǐn.

Plum sauce is a traditional condiment.

Tips

usage

梅子 usually refers to the fruit of 梅 (Prunus mume, the East Asian plum or apricot plum), which is sour and used in preserves, sauces, and drinks. Not to be confused with 李子 (plum/prune, Prunus salicina).