榴莲 (liúlián) · durian

Measure Word

一个榴莲 gè

Meanings

1 durian

About the ingredient

A large fruit with a hard, spiky husk around pods of soft, custard-like yellow flesh. Besides eating it fresh, people use it in mooncakes, cakes and ice cream; many airlines and some hotels ban it because of the smell.

Used in 1 dish

榴莲酥 liúliánsū

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

我最喜欢吃榴莲。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī liúlián.

Durian is my favorite thing to eat.

HSK 6

榴莲的味道很重，有人爱有人恨。

Liúlián de wèidào hěn zhòng, yǒurén ài yǒurén hèn.

Durian has a strong smell - some people love it, some hate it.

HSK 6

泰国的榴莲最有名。

Tàiguó de liúlián zuì yǒumíng.

Thailand's durians are the most famous.

Tips

culture

Durian is nicknamed 水果之王 ('king of fruit'). It's a loanword from Malay/Thai, which is why the characters 榴莲 are phonetic - the individual meanings (pomegranate + lotus) don't apply.