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脐橙, photo 1 of 3
脐橙, photo 2 of 3
脐橙, photo 3 of 3

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Photo
Oranges Market 1
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Goldblattster
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Navel orange
By
Enoryt nwased lamaj
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

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Navel orange 2006
By
Yongxinge
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Cropped and resized

脐橙

臍橙
qíchéng
noun

Measure Word

一个脐橙 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 navel orange

About the ingredient

水果 Fruit · In season: winter

A large, seedless sweet orange with a fairly thick skin that peels easily. It is mostly eaten fresh, since its juice turns bitter; the best known come from southern Jiangxi.

Examples

HSK 2
我每天早上吃一个脐橙。
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang chī yí ge qíchéng.
I eat a navel orange every morning.
HSK 7-9
赣南的脐橙又大又甜。
Gànnán de qíchéng yòu dà yòu tián.
Navel oranges from southern Jiangxi are big and sweet.

Tips

memory
脐 (navel) + 橙 (orange) - named for the small belly-button-like bump opposite the stem, where a second tiny fruit started to grow.

Stroke Order

脐 qí
橙 chéng