毛桃

máotáo

noun #59,538

Measure Word

一个毛桃 gè

Meanings

1 fuzzy-skinned peach
2 wild peach

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

山上的毛桃又酸又小。

Shān shàng de máotáo yòu suān yòu xiǎo.

The wild peaches on the mountain are small and sour.

HSK 4

毛桃虽然不好吃，但可以入药。

Máotáo suīrán bù hǎochī, dàn kěyǐ rùyào.

Wild peaches aren't tasty but they can be used in medicine.

HSK 5

比起油桃，我更喜欢吃毛桃。

Bǐqǐ yóutáo, wǒ gèng xǐhuan chī máotáo.

I like fuzzy peaches more than nectarines.

Tips

usage

毛桃 is any peach with fuzzy skin, as opposed to the smooth-skinned 油桃 (nectarine); the soft, juicy 水蜜桃 ('honey peach') is one kind. In the countryside it also means the wild peach, which is smaller, harder and more acidic.

Stroke Order

毛 máo

桃 táo

毛桃