枸杞 (gǒuqǐ) · wolfberry

Measure Word

一颗枸杞 kē

Meanings

1 wolfberry
2 goji berry (Lycium chinense / Lycium barbarum)

About the ingredient

Small oblong red berries, almost always sold dried, with a sweet taste. A handful goes into soups and sweet soups, or is steeped in liquor.

Also called 枸杞子

Used in 2 dishes

银耳汤 yín'ěrtāng

老火汤 lǎohuǒtāng

Characters

枸

gǒu

wolfberry (name component)

杞

qǐ

wolfberry plant

Examples

HSK 6

他每天泡枸杞茶喝。

Tā měitiān pào gǒuqǐchá hē.

He drinks goji-berry tea every day.

HSK 7-9

宁夏出产的枸杞品质最好。

Níngxià chūchǎn de gǒuqǐ pǐnzhì zuìhǎo.

The goji berries from Ningxia are of the best quality.

Tips

culture

A staple of 中医 (TCM) used to nourish liver and kidney 'yin' and improve eyesight. The phrase 保温杯里泡枸杞 ('goji berries in a thermos') became a viral 2017 meme about middle-aged men obsessing over health - a wry symbol of giving up youthful living.