鲜荔枝

鮮荔枝

xiānlìzhī

noun

Measure Word

一颗鲜荔枝 kē

Meanings

1 fresh lychee
2 freshly picked lychee fruit

Characters

lychee (bound morpheme)

Examples

六月份广东的鲜荔枝刚上市。

Liùyuèfèn Guǎngdōng de xiānlìzhī gāng shàngshì.

In June fresh Guangdong lychees have just come to market.

鲜荔枝剥开就能闻到香味。

Xiānlìzhī bō kāi jiù néng wéndào xiāngwèi.

Peel a fresh lychee and you can smell the aroma immediately.

Tips

culture

鲜 (fresh) is the operative word: lychee browns within a day of picking, so 鲜荔枝 specifically contrasts with 荔枝干 (dried) or canned. Du Mu's famous line 一骑红尘妃子笑，无人知是荔枝来 refers to imperial couriers rushing fresh lychees to Yang Guifei in the Tang capital.

Stroke Order

鲜 xiān

荔 lì

枝 zhī