青果

qīngguǒ

noun

Measure Word

一颗青果 kē

Meanings

1 Chinese olive (Canarium album)
2 green unripe fruit
3 (Tw) fresh fruit

Characters

green, blue-green; young

Examples

青果有止咳化痰的功效。

Qīngguǒ yǒu zhǐké huà tán de gōngxiào.

Chinese olives have the effect of stopping coughs and dissolving phlegm.

树上的青果还没熟。

Shùshàng de qīngguǒ hái méi shú.

The unripe fruits on the tree are not yet ripe.

Tips

culture

青果 most often refers to the Chinese olive (橄榄), eaten fresh, candied or dried as a throat-soothing snack. By extension it also means any green/unripe fruit, and figuratively a 'young, unripe' person.

Stroke Order

青 qīng

果 guǒ