车厘子

車厘子

chēlízi

noun

Measure Word

一颗车厘子 kē

Meanings

1 sweet cherry
2 cherries

Characters

cart (phonetic)

Examples

冬天的车厘子特别贵。

Dōngtiān de chēlízi tèbié guì.

Cherries are especially expensive in winter.

她买了一盒智利车厘子。

Tā mǎi le yī hé Zhìlì chēlízi.

She bought a box of Chilean cherries.

Tips

memory

车厘子 is a Cantonese-based loan from English "cherries," referring specifically to imported large sweet cherries. Native Chinese cherries are 樱桃 (yīngtáo).

Stroke Order

车 chē

厘 lí

子 zǐ