番茄

fān qié

CL 个 gè 斤 jīn

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. tomato

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 西红柿 xī hóng shì 西红柿 xī hóng shì tomato Colloquial term for tomato, especially common in everyday speech.: tomato

Related words

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• 土豆 tǔ dòu 土豆 tǔ dòu potato Often paired with tomatoes in cooking, both are common vegetables.: potato
• 水果 shuǐ guǒ 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit Tomato is botanically a fruit, though often used as a vegetable.: fruit

Usage notes

Collocations

番茄酱 means 'ketchup', using 番茄 not 西红柿. In compound words, 番茄 is preferred.

Formality

番茄 is slightly more formal or written, while 西红柿 is more common in spoken Chinese.

Example Sentences

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我喜欢吃 番茄 。

I like to eat tomatoes.

我討厭 番茄 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6937164)

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Words Containing 番茄

• 樱桃小番茄 樱桃小番茄 yīng táo xiǎo fān qié: see 聖女果|圣女果[shèng nu:3 guǒ]
• 珍珠小番茄 珍珠小番茄 zhēn zhū xiǎo fān qié: see 聖女果|圣女果[shèng nu:3 guǒ]
• 番茄汁 番茄汁 fān qié zhī: tomato juice
• 番茄红素 番茄红素 fān qié hóng sù: Lycopene
• 番茄酱 番茄酱 fān qié jiàng: ketchup

Child Words of 番茄

• 番 番 fān: foreign (non-Chinese)
• 茄 茄 qié: eggplant