香蕉
xiāng jiāo
Pinyin

Definition

香蕉
 - 
xiāng jiāo
  1. banana
  2. CL:枝[zhī],根[gēn],個|个[gè],把[bǎ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

香
xiāng
  1. 1 fragrant
  2. 2 sweet smelling
  3. 3 aromatic
  4. 4 savory or appetizing
  5. 5 (to eat) with relish
  6. 6 (of sleep) sound
  7. 7 perfume or spice
  8. 8 joss or incense stick
  9. 9 classifier: 根 gēn
香港
Xiāng gǎng
  1. 1 Hong Kong
香蕉
xiāng jiāo
  1. 1 banana
  2. 2 classifier: 枝 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 根 gēn
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 把 bǎ
丁香
dīng xiāng
  1. 1 lilac (Syringia vulgaris)
  2. 2 clove (Eugenia aromatica)
口香糖
kǒu xiāng táng
  1. 1 chewing gum

Idioms (20)

偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
口齿生香
kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng
  1. 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
吃香喝辣
chī xiāng hē là
  1. 1 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live well
国色天香
guó sè tiān xiāng
  1. 1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
天香国色
tiān xiāng guó sè
  1. 1 divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty

Sample Sentences

香蕉皮给我，那边有垃圾桶。我去扔。
xiāngjiāopí gěi wǒ ，nàbian yǒu lājītǒng 。wǒ qù rēng 。
Give me that banana peel. There's a garbage can over there. I'll go throw it out.
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喂，那是分类垃圾桶，你扔错啦！香蕉皮是不可回收垃圾。
wèi ，nà shì fēnlèi lājī tǒng ，nǐ rēng cuò la ！xiāngjiāopí shì bù kě huíshōu lājī 。
Hey, that garbage can sorts waste by type. You put it in the wrong spot! Banana peels are non-recyclable.
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我要买苹果、香蕉，还有桔子。
wǒ yào mǎi píngguǒ 、xiāngjiāo ，háiyǒu júzi 。
I'm going to buy apples, bananas, and oranges.
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剥香蕉
bō xiāngjiāo
to peel a banana
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来来来，吃根香蕉，翻跟头！
lái lái lái ，chī gēn xiāngjiāo ，fān gēntou ！
Come on. Eat a banana. Do a flip!
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我吃碳水化合物和镁高的东西、比如粗粮、坚果还有香蕉。
wǒ chī tànshuǐ huàhéwù hé měi gāo de dōngxi 、bǐrú cūliáng 、jiānguǒ háiyǒu xiāngjiāo 。
I eat foods that are high in carbohydrates and magnesium, like coarse grains, nuts and bananas.
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香蕉怎么卖？
xiāngjiāo zěnme mài ？
How are the bananas sold?
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那，我要十根香蕉和两串葡萄。
nà ，wǒ yào shí gēn xiāngjiāo hé liǎng chuàn pútao 。
In that case, I want ten bananas and two bunches of grapes.
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你好。我的帐篷在那边。你们待会儿过来吃烤香蕉吧，还有烤茄子。
nǐhǎo 。wǒ de zhàngpéng zài nàbiān 。nǐmen dāihuǐr guòlai chī kǎo xiāngjiāo ba ，háiyǒu kǎo qiézi 。
Hello. My tent is set up over there. You should come over in a little bit and have some roasted banana and eggplant.
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不能乱丢香蕉皮。
bùnéng luàn diū xiāngjiāopí 。
You can't just throw your banana peel anywhere.
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