百香果 (bǎixiāngguǒ) · passion fruit

Measure Word

一个百香果 gè

Meanings

1 passion fruit

About the ingredient

水果 Fruit · In season: summer and autumn

A round fruit with a purple shell that wrinkles as it ripens. Halved, it gives a sour, fragrant yellow pulp full of crunchy dark seeds, eaten together or stirred into drinks and fruit juices.

Also called 鸡蛋果

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

这家奶茶店新出了百香果口味。

Zhè jiā nǎichá diàn xīn chū le bǎixiāngguǒ kǒuwèi.

This bubble-tea shop has just launched a passion-fruit flavor.

HSK 7-9

夏天喝一杯百香果柠檬水特别解渴。

Xiàtiān hē yì bēi bǎixiāngguǒ níngméngshuǐ tèbié jiěkě.

In summer a glass of passion-fruit lemonade is especially thirst-quenching.

Tips

memory

Literally 'hundred-fragrance fruit' - named for the aroma, said to contain the scent of a hundred different fruits in one. Also called 西番莲 in botanical contexts.