干梅子

乾梅子

gānméizi

noun

Measure Word

一颗干梅子 kē

Meanings

1 dried plums
2 prunes

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

她喜欢在茶里加几颗干梅子。

Tā xǐhuan zài chá lǐ jiā jǐ kē gānméizi.

She likes to add a few dried plums to her tea.

HSK 6

干梅子酸甜可口，可以助消化。

Gānméizi suān tián kěkǒu, kěyǐ zhù xiāohuà.

Dried plums are sweet-and-sour and tasty, and they aid digestion.

Tips

usage

Don't confuse with 话梅, which are salted, sugared, sweet-and-sour preserved plums sold as snacks - those are heavily processed. 干梅子 is plainer: just plums dried out.

Stroke Order

干 gān

梅 méi

子 zǐ