西瓜

xī guā

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Uncommon

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Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)

Another type of melon

fruit

Watermelon is a fruit

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

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

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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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to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

melon

the West