巴旦杏

bādànxìng

noun

Measure Word

一颗巴旦杏 kē

Meanings

1 almond
2 badam

Characters

ba (transliteration)

dan (transliteration)

Examples

HSK 4

我抓了一把巴旦杏当零食。

Wǒ zhuā le yī bǎ bādànxìng dāng língshí.

I grabbed a handful of almonds for a snack.

HSK 7-9

新疆的巴旦杏又香又脆。

Xīnjiāng de bādànxìng yòu xiāng yòu cuì.

Xinjiang almonds are both fragrant and crunchy.

Tips

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Loanword from Persian 'bādām' (almond). In Xinjiang markets refers to actual almonds (Prunus dulcis); elsewhere the name is sometimes used for large sweet apricot kernels. Common in Uyghur pilaf and pastries.

Stroke Order

巴 bā

旦 dàn

杏 xìng