牛油果 (niúyóuguǒ) · avocado

Measure Word

一个牛油果 gè

Meanings

1 avocado

About the ingredient

Rich and not sweet, with pale yellow-green flesh around one large stone. It is sold hard: leave it at room temperature until it softens, then it goes on toast, into salads and into milkshakes.

Also called 鳄梨、酪梨、油梨

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这个牛油果还没熟。

Zhège niúyóuguǒ hái méi shú.

This avocado isn't ripe yet.

HSK 7-9

我早餐喜欢在面包上涂牛油果。

Wǒ zǎocān xǐhuan zài miànbāo shàng tú niúyóuguǒ.

I like to spread avocado on bread for breakfast.

Tips

usage

牛油果 (literally 'butter fruit') is the everyday colloquial name for avocado in mainland China. The formal/scientific name is 鳄梨 ('crocodile pear'), but it appears almost only on labels and in Taiwan, where 酪梨 is also common.

memory

牛油 means 'butter' and 果 means 'fruit' - think of avocado's rich, buttery flesh.