What 西红柿 means
- Tomato†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 西红柿, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does 西红柿 mean in English?
西红柿 is pronounced xīhóngshì and means Tomato †.
How do you pronounce 西红柿?
西红柿 is xīhóngshì in pinyin — written xihongshi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 西红柿?
西红柿 is written with 3 characters: 西 (xī) West (the West), 红 (hóng) Red (popular - bonus), 柿 (shì) Persimmon (fruit). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 西红柿 written in traditional Chinese?
西紅柿. The simplified form 西红柿 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 西紅柿 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xīhóngshì.
Is 西红柿 an HSK word?
Yes — 西红柿 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
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