葡萄干

葡萄乾

pútaogān

noun #11,261

Measure Word

一颗葡萄干 kē

Meanings

1 raisin
2 dried grape

Characters

(used in 葡萄)

(used in 葡萄)

Examples

HSK 5

她在蛋糕里加了葡萄干。

Tā zài dàngāo lǐ jiā le pútaogān.

She added raisins to the cake.

HSK 7-9

新疆的葡萄干特别好吃。

Xīnjiāng de pútaogān tèbié hǎochī.

Xinjiang raisins are especially delicious.

Tips

memory

葡萄 (grape) + 干 (dry) = dried grape = raisin. Simple!

culture

Xinjiang (especially Turpan/吐鲁番) is China's raisin capital. The traditional drying houses called 荫房 (yīnfáng) use natural hot desert air to dry grapes.

Stroke Order

葡 pú

萄 táo

干 gān