红毛丹

紅毛丹

hóngmáodān

noun

Measure Word

一个红毛丹 gè

Meanings

1 rambutan

Characters

Examples

红毛丹的外皮长着红色的软刺。

Hóngmáodān de wàipí zhǎng zhe hóngsè de ruǎn cì.

The rambutan has red soft spines on its skin.

我在东南亚第一次尝到新鲜的红毛丹。

Wǒ zài Dōngnányà dì-yī cì chángdào xīnxiān de hóngmáodān.

I first tasted fresh rambutan in Southeast Asia.

Tips

memory

Literally 'red hairy egg' (红 red + 毛 hair + 丹 pill/ball), describing the fruit's hairy red skin.

Stroke Order

红 hóng

毛 máo

丹 dān