椰枣

椰棗

yēzǎo

noun #64,278

Measure Word

一颗椰枣 kē

Meanings

1 date (fruit of the date palm)
2 date palm

Characters

Examples

椰枣是中东地区的重要水果。

Yēzǎo shì Zhōngdōng dìqū de zhòngyào shuǐguǒ.

Dates are an important fruit in the Middle East.

她买了一盒椰枣当零食。

Tā mǎi le yì hé yēzǎo dāng língshí.

She bought a box of dates as a snack.

Tips

mistakes

Not the Chinese red date 红枣 (jujube). 椰枣 literally "coconut-jujube" is the Middle-Eastern date (Phoenix dactylifera), also called 海枣 in Xinhua. Sold in Chinese supermarkets as 阿联酋椰枣 (Emirati dates) or 伊拉克椰枣.

Stroke Order

椰 yē

枣 zǎo