芒果

mángguǒ

noun #14,445

Meanings

1 mango

Characters

awn; spike (of grain); ray of light

Examples

我最喜欢的水果是芒果。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de shuǐguǒ shì mángguǒ.

My favorite fruit is mango.

这杯芒果汁很好喝。

Zhè bēi mángguǒ zhī hěn hǎo hē.

This glass of mango juice is delicious.

Tips

history

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

Stroke Order

芒 máng

果 guǒ