酸梅

suānméi

noun #33,696

Measure Word

一颗酸梅 kē

Meanings

1 sour plum
2 smoked plum (used to make sour-plum drinks and candies)

Characters

Examples

夏天我最爱喝酸梅汤。

Xiàtiān wǒ zuì ài hē suānméitāng.

In summer I love drinking sour-plum soup most.

这种酸梅又酸又甜。

Zhè zhǒng suānméi yòu suān yòu tián.

This kind of sour plum is both tart and sweet.

Tips

culture

酸梅汤 (suānméitāng, sour-plum soup) is a classic Beijing summer drink dating back to the Qing court — a chilled brew of smoked plums (乌梅), rock sugar, hawthorn, and osmanthus. Cooling, slightly tart, and the original Chinese 'iced tea'.

Stroke Order

酸 suān

梅 méi