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李杏

lǐxìng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 plum-apricot hybrid
  2. 2 pluot

About the ingredient

水果 Fruit · In season: summer

A cross between plum and apricot that looks like a plum; some kinds have red-speckled skin. The flesh, red, pink or orange, is juicy and sweeter than plums or apricots; it is eaten fresh.

Also called  杏李

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè zhǒng lǐxìng tián dù hěn gāo.
This kind of plum-apricot is very sweet.
HSK 7-9
Lǐxìng shì lǐzi hé xìngzi de zájiāo pǐnzhǒng.
Lixing is a hybrid of plum and apricot.

Tips

usage
Literally 李 'plum' + 杏 'apricot'. Refers to hybrid fruits crossing the two species, including products marketed abroad as pluots or apriums.

Stroke Order

李 lǐ
杏 xìng