瓜

Pronunciation : guā [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : melon, gourd, etc.. () Radical : 瓜 Strokes : 5 Traditional : 瓜 Usage : 3.6%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

瓜分 guā fēn

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:

divide;carve up

2.

瓜葛 guā gé

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:

connection; association

3.

瓜子 guā zǐ

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melon seeds

4.

地瓜 dì guā

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:

sweet potato

5.

黄瓜 huáng guā

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:

cucumber

6.

苦瓜 kǔ guā

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:

balsam pear

7.

南瓜 nán guā

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:

pumpkin

8.

西瓜 xī guā

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:

watermelon

9.

金瓜 jīnguā

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:

pumpkin

10.

木瓜 mù guā

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papaya

Sentences:

1. Watermelons are currently out of season. xiàn zài shì xī guā de dàn jì 。 现 在 是 西 瓜 的 淡 季 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

现在 : now 是 : is 西瓜 : watermelon 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 淡季 : off season; slack season

2. I will have steamed spareribs cooked with pumpkin for lunch. jīn tiān zhōng wǔ wǒ yào chī jīn guā zhēng pái gǔ 。 今 天 中 午 我 要 吃 金 瓜 蒸 排 骨 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

今天 : today 中午 : afternoon 我 : I 要 : want to 吃 : eat 金瓜 : pumpkin 蒸 : steam 排骨 : sparerib

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