香蕉 xiāngjiāo — banana
xiāngjiāo (first tone, high and level)xiang1jiao1
banana
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 根Measure word 个
Meanings
banana
The fruit: 香 fragrant, 蕉 the banana plant. Its proper classifier is 根, the word for anything long and thin like a stalk — the same 根 that counts 头发.
noun
Example sentences
- 我早上吃了一个香蕉。我早上吃了一個香蕉。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zǎoshang (third tone, dipping) chīle (first tone, high and level) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) xiāngjiāo. (first tone, high and level)···
I ate a banana this morning.
- 香蕉和苹果，你喜欢哪个？香蕉和蘋果，你喜歡哪個？Xiāngjiāo (first tone, high and level) hé (second tone, rising) píngguǒ, (second tone, rising) nǐ (third tone, dipping) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) nǎge? (third tone, dipping)···
Bananas or apples — which do you prefer?