毛桃

máotáo
noun #59,538

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 hairy peach
  2. 2 wild peach (Prunus davidiana and related)

Examples

HSK 4
Shānshàng de máotáo yòu suān yòu xiǎo.
The wild peaches on the mountain are small and sour.
HSK 4
Máotáo suīrán bù hǎochī, dàn kěyǐ rùyào.
Wild peaches aren't tasty but they can be used in medicine.

Tips

usage
Contrasts with 水蜜桃 (cultivated 'honey peach') and 油桃 (nectarine, smooth-skinned). 毛桃 keeps the fuzzy skin and usually denotes the wild/ancestral variety, smaller, harder, more acidic.

Stroke Order

máo
táo