菠萝

菠蘿
bōluó
noun #9,484

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pineapple

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒ xǐhuan chī bōluó.
I like eating pineapple.
HSK 3
Zhège bōluó hěn tián.
This pineapple is very sweet.
HSK 6
Bōluó chǎofàn shì Tàiguó cài.
Pineapple fried rice is a Thai dish.

Tips

mistakes
In mainland China, 菠萝 is standard. In Taiwan and Southeast Asia, pineapple is called 凤梨 (literally 'phoenix pear'). Both refer to the same fruit. 菠萝包 is a Hong Kong-style bun that looks like a pineapple but contains no pineapple.

Stroke Order

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