番茄 fānqié tomato
怎么记住“番茄”: 番 a time + 茄 eggplant = tomato.
汉字
用法
- Tomato - 番茄炒蛋 (fānqié chǎo dàn) tomato and scrambled egg, a classic home dish; 番茄酱 ketchup.
- Synonym 西红柿 (xīhóngshì) is more common in northern speech; 番茄 is common in the south and on menus. Same vegetable.
例句
- 番茄是蔬菜而不是水果。 Fānqié shì shūcài ér búshì shuǐguǒ.The tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit.
- 我在花园种了番茄和洋葱。 Wǒ zài huāyuán zhòng le fānqié hé yángcōng.I grow tomatoes and onions in my garden.