菠萝 (bōluó) · pineapple

Measure Word

一个菠萝 gè

Meanings

1 pineapple

About the ingredient

水果 Fruit · In season: spring and summer

Spiky golden fruit, best in spring and summer. It is peeled, sliced and soaked in lightly salted water, which stops the tingle it leaves on the tongue. Cooked in sweet and sour pork and pineapple fried rice.

Also called 凤梨

Used in 3 dishes

咕咾肉 gūlǎoròu

凤梨酥 fènglísū

菠萝饭 bōluófàn

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

我喜欢吃菠萝。

Wǒ xǐhuan chī bōluó.

I like eating pineapple.

HSK 3

这个菠萝很甜。

Zhège bōluó hěn tián.

This pineapple is very sweet.

HSK 5

菠萝炒饭是泰国菜。

Bōluó chǎofàn shì Tàiguó cài.

Pineapple fried rice is a Thai dish.

Tips

mistakes

In mainland China, 菠萝 is standard. In Taiwan and Southeast Asia, pineapple is called 凤梨 (literally 'phoenix pear'). Both refer to the same fruit. 菠萝包 is a Hong Kong-style bun that looks like a pineapple but contains no pineapple.