橘子 júzi tangerine
How to remember 橘子: 橘 tangerine + 子 child = tangerine.
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How it is used
- A tangerine / mandarin - the small, easy-peel citrus: 剥橘子 (bāo júzi) peel a tangerine.
- Contrast 橙子 (chéngzi), the larger sweet orange you cut or juice. 橘 (also written 桔) is the loose-skinned little one.
- Measure word 个 (gè) for the whole fruit, 瓣 (bàn) for a segment.