番石榴

fānshíliu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 guava (fruit)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Táiwān shèngchǎn fānshíliu.
Taiwan produces lots of guavas.
HSK 7-9
Fānshíliu zhī jiě shǔ yòu kāiwèi.
Guava juice cools you down and whets the appetite.

Tips

usage
番石榴 is the standard mainland term - marks foreign-origin produce (cf. 番茄 tomato, 番薯 sweet potato). In Taiwan and Fujian the common name is 芭乐 (transliterated from a Min Nan reading). Don't confuse with 石榴 (pomegranate), an unrelated fruit.

Stroke Order

fān
shí
liú