野樱莓 (yěyīngméi) · chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)

Measure Word

一颗野樱莓 kē

Meanings

1 chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
2 aronia berry

About the ingredient

A small, nearly black berry so astringent and sour that it is more often processed than eaten fresh. It is sold as juice, wine, jam, powder and dried berries.

Also called 不老莓

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

她每天早上喝一杯野樱莓汁。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang hē yì bēi yěyīngméi zhī.

She drinks a glass of chokeberry juice every morning.

HSK 7-9

野樱莓富含抗氧化物质。

Yěyīngméi fùhán kàng yǎnghuà wùzhì.

Chokeberries are rich in antioxidants.

Tips

culture

Native to North America but widely cultivated in Eastern Europe (especially Poland), where aronia juice is a household health product. The Chinese name literally reads 'wild cherry berry.'