蜜柑 (mìgān) · mandarin orange, honey tangerine, satsuma orange

Measure Word

一个蜜柑 gè

Meanings

1 mandarin orange
2 honey tangerine
3 satsuma orange

About the ingredient

水果 Fruit · In season: autumn and winter

A thin-skinned mandarin that peels easily by hand, with sweet, juicy segments and usually no seeds. It is eaten fresh, and it is the usual fruit in canned mandarin segments.

Characters

mandarin orange; tangerine

Examples

HSK 4

冬天最好吃的水果就是蜜柑。

Dōngtiān zuì hǎochī de shuǐguǒ jiùshì mìgān.

The best winter fruit is the honey tangerine.

HSK 5

日本静冈县的蜜柑特别有名。

Rìběn Jìnggāng xiàn de mìgān tèbié yǒumíng.

Mandarin oranges from Shizuoka, Japan are especially famous.

Tips

usage

蜜柑 emphasises sweetness ('honey citrus') compared to the generic 橘子 / 桔子. Often refers to the easy-peel satsuma type - the same fruit Japan calls みかん (mikan).