葡萄 pútao — grape, grapes
pútao (second tone, rising)pu2tao
grape, grapes
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 串Measure word 个
Meanings
grape, grapes
Grapes. Both characters are phonetic and neither means anything alone — the word came into Chinese along the Silk Road, from an Iranian name, and kept its foreign shape.
noun
Example sentences
- 这些葡萄很甜，你也吃一点儿吧。這些葡萄很甜，你也吃一點兒吧。Zhèxiē (fourth tone, falling) pútao (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) tián, (second tone, rising) nǐ (third tone, dipping) yě (third tone, dipping) chī (first tone, high and level) yìdiǎnr (fourth tone, falling) ba. (neutral tone)···
These grapes are sweet — have some too.
- 我买了葡萄和西瓜。我買了葡萄和西瓜。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) mǎile (third tone, dipping) pútao (second tone, rising) hé (second tone, rising) xīguā. (first tone, high and level)···
I bought grapes and watermelon.