芒果

mángguǒ

noun #14,445

Meanings

1 mango

Characters

awn; spike (of grain); ray of light

Examples

HSK 1

我最喜欢的水果是芒果。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de shuǐguǒ shì mángguǒ.

My favorite fruit is mango.

HSK 7-9

这杯芒果汁很好喝。

Zhè bēi mángguǒ zhī hěn hǎohē.

This glass of mango juice is delicious.

Tips

history

Loanword from Malay 'mangga' (via English 'mango'). The characters 芒果 are purely phonetic - 芒 (awn/spike) and 果 (fruit) don't describe the mango itself.

Stroke Order

芒 máng

果 guǒ