番茄 (fānqié): tomato

Measure Word

一颗番茄 kē

Meanings

1 tomato

Characters

The 'foreign eggplant' - tomatoes came to China from the Americas via foreign trade.

Examples

HSK 3

我喜欢喝番茄汤。

Wǒ xǐhuan hē fānqié tāng.

I like drinking tomato soup.

HSK 4

这些番茄很新鲜。

Zhèxiē fānqié hěn xīnxiān.

These tomatoes are very fresh.

HSK 6

番茄炒蛋是最经典的家常菜。

Fānqié chǎo dàn shì zuì jīngdiǎn de jiāchángcài.

Scrambled eggs with tomato is the most classic home-cooked dish.

Tips

usage

番茄 and 西红柿 (xīhóngshì) both mean 'tomato.' 番茄 is more common in southern China and Taiwan; 西红柿 is more common in northern China. Both are universally understood.

Stroke Order

番 fān

茄 qié

Related Words

番茄酱 fānqiéjiàng #8,226

ketchup; tomato sauce / tomato paste

番茄蛋汤 fānqiédàntāng

tomato egg soup / tomato and egg drop soup

番茄鸡蛋 fānqié jīdàn

tomato and egg (dish) / stir-fried tomato with egg

番 fān HSK 6 #6,191

a time; an occurrence; a bout / foreign; from abroad / to double; -fold

一番 yìfān HSK 6 #4,149

a bout of; a round of / some (effort, thought) / one time; once over

茄子 qiézi HSK 6 #8,548

tomato (variant of 番茄)

犯罪 fànzuì HSK 6 #895

to commit a crime / crime; criminal offense

犯 fàn HSK 6 #752

to violate; to commit (a crime or mistake) / criminal; offender / to have an attack of (illness)