果实 meaning in English
fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc)
Meaning of 果实
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- fruit (produced by a plant)
- (fig.) fruits (of success etc)
- results
- gains
How to use 果实
果实 is a more formal or literary word than 水果 (shuǐguǒ). It is used for fruit as a botanical product and, very often, figuratively for the results of hard work. Example: 这是我们努力的果实。(Zhè shì wǒmen nǔlì de guǒshí.) This is the fruit of our hard work.
果 (guǒ) looks like fruit 田 sitting on top of a tree 木, and 实 (shí) means solid or real. Put them together and you get the solid, real thing a plant produces: its fruit.
Common mistake: Learners often use 果实 when buying or eating fruit, but in daily life people say 水果 (shuǐguǒ), as in 我想吃水果. Also keep 实 in the second tone, shí, not shì.
果实 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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果 guǒ · fruit · 8 strokes
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实 shí · real · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 果实.
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 结果 | jiéguǒ | to bear fruit |
| 实在 | shízài | really; actually |
| 实现 | shíxiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 实际 | shíjì | reality; practice |
| 实习 | shíxí | to practice; field work |
| 其实 | qíshí | actually; in fact; really |
| 确实 | quèshí | indeed; really |
| 事实 | shìshí | fact |
| 事实上 | shìshíshang | in fact; in reality |
| 实际上 | shíjìshàng | in fact; in reality |
Questions about 果实
What does 果实 mean?
果实 (guǒshí) means "fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 果实?
果实 is made of 2 characters: 果 (8 strokes), 实 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 果实 an HSK word?
Yes. 果实 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 果实 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 果实 is written 果實.
What is the difference between 果实 and 结果?
果实 is a noun for fruit or the gains of an effort, often positive. 结果 (jiéguǒ) usually means result or outcome in general, good or bad, and can also be a verb meaning to bear fruit.
What verbs commonly go with 果实?
Common pairings include 收获果实 (shōuhuò guǒshí, to reap the fruits), 享受果实 (xiǎngshòu guǒshí, to enjoy the fruits), and 胜利的果实 (shènglì de guǒshí, the fruits of victory).