橙子 chéngzi orange
How to remember 橙子: 橙 orange + 子 child = orange.
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How it is used
- A (sweet) orange - the bigger, tight-skinned citrus: 榨橙子 (zhà chéngzi) juice an orange; 橙汁 (chéngzhī) orange juice.
- Distinguish from 橘子 (júzi, tangerine/mandarin, small and easy-peel). 橙 also names the color orange: 橙色 (chéngsè).
- Everyday spoken word; measure word 个 (gè).
Example sentences
- 他喜欢橙子。 Tā xǐhuān chéngzi.He likes oranges.
- 她喜欢橙子。 Tā xǐhuān chéngzi.She likes oranges.
- 我不吃橙子。 Wǒ bùchī chéngzi.I don't eat oranges.