菠萝蜜

菠蘿蜜

bōluómì

noun

Measure Word

一个菠萝蜜 gè

Meanings

1 jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Characters

used in plant names (spinach, pineapple)

trailing plant; radish

Examples

海南盛产菠萝蜜。

Hǎinán shèngchǎn bōluómì.

Hainan produces lots of jackfruit.

菠萝蜜的果肉很甜。

Bōluómì de guǒròu hěn tián.

Jackfruit flesh is very sweet.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 菠萝蜜 (jackfruit, large spiky tropical fruit) with 菠萝 bōluó (pineapple). Jackfruit is the world's largest tree-borne fruit, common in southern China and Southeast Asia.

Stroke Order

菠 bō

萝 luó

蜜 mì