西瓜
xī guā
Pinyin

Definition

西瓜
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xī guā
  1. watermelon
  2. CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

傻瓜
shǎ guā
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 fool
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
西
Xī
  1. 1 the West
  2. 2 abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
  3. 3 Spanish
西安
Xī ān
  1. 1 Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China
西瓜
xī guā
  1. 1 watermelon
  2. 2 classifier: 颗 kē
  3. 3 classifier: 粒 lì
  4. 4 classifier: 个 ge

Idioms (20)

中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly

Sample Sentences

明清时期，皇家宫殿房间内出现了可移动的冷源，即贮放冰块的柜子，上面镂空，作为冷气出孔，中部空间还可储存食物，如西瓜、冷饮等。
MíngQīng shíqī ，huángjiā gōngdiàn fángjiān nèi chūxiàn le kě yídòng de lěngyuán ，jí zhùfàng bīngkuài de guìzi ，shàngmiàn lòukōng ，zuòwéi lěngqì chūkǒng ，zhōngbù kōngjiān hái kě chǔcún shíwù ，rú xīguā 、lěngyǐn děng 。
In the Ming and Qing dynasty, rooms in the royal palace placed ice cubes in cabinets which were hollow on the top to let the cool air flow. The space in the middle of the cabinets were used to store food such as watermelons and cold beverages etc.
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不想，我想吃西瓜。
bù xiǎng ，wǒ xiǎng chī xīguā 。
No, I want to eat watermelon.
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夏天有很多好吃的水果，譬如说西瓜、芒果。
xiàtiān yǒu hěn duō hǎochī de shuǐguǒ ，pìrú shuō xīguā 、mángguǒ 。
There are so many delicious fruits in the summer. For example, watermelons, mangos.
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捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜。
jiǎn le zhíma ，diū le xīguā 。
Pick the sesame and lose the watermelon. (Be unable to see the forest through the trees.)
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老板，哪个西瓜比较甜？
lǎobǎn ，nǎ gè xīguā bǐjiào tián ？
Boss, which watermelon is sweeter?
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西瓜，芒果，橙子，菠萝和葡萄。
xīguā ，mángguǒ ，chéngzi ，bōluó hé pútao 。
Watermelon, mango, orange, pineapple and grapes.
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这个西瓜太大了，我一个人吃不了。
zhè ge xīguā tài dà le ，wǒ yī ge rén chībuliǎo 。
This watermelon is too big. I can't eat it by myself.
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西瓜和香蕉在一起真难喝。
xīguā hé xiāngjiāo zài yīqǐ zhēn nánhē 。
Watermelon and banana taste really bad together.
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我要西瓜和香蕉。
wǒ yào xīguā hé xiāngjiāo 。
I want watermelon and banana.
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西瓜甜吗？
xīguā tián ma ？
Is the watermelon sweet?
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