西瓜

xī guā

CL 个 gè 块 kuài

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. watermelon

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 哈密瓜 hā mì guā 哈密瓜 hā mì guā Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon) Another type of melon: Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)
• 水果 shuǐ guǒ 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit Watermelon is a fruit: fruit

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with the verb 吃 (chī): 吃西瓜 (to eat watermelon).

Common mistakes

西瓜 is a countable noun; say 一个西瓜 for 'a watermelon', not just 西瓜.

Example Sentences

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这个 西瓜 重三公斤。

This watermelon weighs three kilograms.

请把 西瓜 切成两半。

Please cut the watermelon into two halves.

瑪麗婭抱著一個 西瓜 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 8824166)

我在吃 西瓜 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10613902)

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Words Containing 西瓜

• 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā: to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

Child Words of 西瓜

• 瓜 瓜 guā: melon
• 西 西 xī: the West