荔枝

lìzhī
noun #39,232

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 lychee
  2. 2 litchi

Examples

HSK 7-9
Xiàtiān de lìzhī yòu tián yòu duōzhī.
Summer lychees are sweet and juicy.
HSK 7-9
Lìzhī chī duō le róngyì shànghuǒ.
Eating too many lychees easily causes internal heat.

Tips

history
Tang Dynasty imperial consort Yang Guifei (杨贵妃) famously loved lychees; couriers rode fresh fruit on horseback from Lingnan to Chang'an. Du Mu's poem 过华清宫 immortalized 一骑红尘妃子笑,无人知是荔枝来.

Stroke Order

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