胡桃

hútáo

noun #13,456

Measure Word

一个胡桃 gè

Meanings

1 walnut

Characters

foreign; barbarian (historical)

Examples

这棵胡桃树已经有五十年了。

Zhè kē hútáo shù yǐjīng yǒu wǔshí nián le.

This walnut tree is already fifty years old.

胡桃对大脑有好处。

Hútáo duì dànǎo yǒu hǎochù.

Walnuts are good for the brain.

Tips

usage

胡桃 and 核桃 (hétao) both mean walnut. 核桃 is far more common in everyday speech; 胡桃 is more literary and appears in compound words like 胡桃夹子 (The Nutcracker).

Stroke Order

胡 hú

桃 táo