油梨

yóulí
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 avocado
  2. 2 alligator pear

Examples

Yóulí yòu jiào èlí huòzhě niúyóuguǒ.
Avocado is also called 鳄梨 or 牛油果.
Qiēkāi de yóulí yào mǒ diǎn níngméngzhī fángzhǐ yǎnghuà.
Sliced avocado needs a bit of lemon juice to keep it from browning.

Tips

usage
Textbook name for the avocado. Everyday speech on the mainland prefers 牛油果 (butter fruit); Taiwanese Chinese prefers . All three refer to the same fruit.

Stroke Order

yóu