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Italienische Süßkirschen
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4028mdk09
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Cherry Stella444
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Benjamint444, edited by Fir0002
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A dish of cherry
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Dalia fathallah
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樱桃

櫻桃
yīngtáo
noun #6,564

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cherry

About the ingredient

水果 Fruit · In season: spring and summer

Small, tart Chinese cherries and bigger sweet cherries ripen from late spring into summer. From December to March, large imported sweet cherries from Chile and Australia, sold as 车厘子, fill the markets. Eaten fresh.

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒ xǐhuan chī yīngtáo.
I like eating cherries.
HSK 5
Zhè kē yīngtáo shù jié le hěnduō guǒshí.
This cherry tree bore a lot of fruit.

Tips

usage
樱桃 refers to cherries. Cherry blossoms are 樱花. 车厘子 is also used for imported cherries.

Stroke Order

樱 yīng
桃 táo