胡桃

hútáo

noun #13,456

Measure Word

一个胡桃 gè

Meanings

1 walnut

Characters

foreign; barbarian (historical)

Examples

HSK 4

这棵胡桃树已经有五十年了。

Zhè kē hútáo shù yǐjīng yǒu wǔshí nián le.

This walnut tree is already fifty years old.

HSK 5

胡桃对大脑有好处。

Hútáo duì dànǎo yǒu hǎochù.

Walnuts are good for the brain.

Tips

usage

胡桃 and 核桃 (hétao) both mean walnut. 核桃 is far more common in everyday speech; 胡桃 is more literary and appears in compound words like 胡桃夹子 (The Nutcracker).

Stroke Order

胡 hú

桃 táo