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水蜜桃

shuǐmìtáo

noun #34,543

Measure Word

一个水蜜桃 gè

Meanings

1 honey peach
2 juicy sweet peach variety

About the ingredient

水果 Fruit · In season: summer

A soft peach with thin skin that peels off by hand and white, melting flesh that drips with juice. Ripe in summer and eaten fresh.

Also called 蜜桃

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

无锡的水蜜桃又大又甜。

Wúxī de shuǐmìtáo yòu dà yòu tián.

Wuxi honey peaches are big and sweet.

HSK 7-9

这个水蜜桃汁水很多。

Zhège shuǐmìtáo zhīshuǐ hěnduō.

This honey peach is very juicy.

Tips

culture

水蜜桃 (lit. 'water-honey peach') is the soft, white-fleshed, extremely juicy cultivar - distinct from the firmer 油桃 (nectarine) and 黄桃 (yellow peach). Wuxi 阳山水蜜桃 and Shanghai 奉贤水蜜桃 are the most prized.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

蜜 mì

桃 táo