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

新疆的葡萄干特别好吃。

Xīnjiāng de pútaogān tèbié hǎochī.

Xinjiang raisins are especially delicious.

她在蛋糕里加了葡萄干。

Tā zài dàngāo lǐjiā le pútaogān.

She added raisins to the cake.

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