Meaning of 西红柿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- tomato
How to use 西红柿
西红柿 is the everyday word for tomato, especially in northern China, and it shows up constantly in home cooking. A classic dish is 西红柿炒鸡蛋 (xīhóngshì chǎo jīdàn), stir-fried tomato and egg. Example: 我想买两个西红柿。(Wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng gè xīhóngshì.) I want to buy two tomatoes.
Break it into 西 (xī, west) + 红 (hóng, red) + 柿 (shì, persimmon). A tomato looks like a red persimmon that came from the West.
Common mistake: Learners often write 柿 (shì) as 市 (shì, market) because they sound the same. 柿 needs the wood radical 木 on the left, since it names a fruit tree.
西红柿 in example sentences
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西 xī · west · 6 strokes
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红 hóng · red · 6 strokes
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柿 shì · persimmon · 9 strokes
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Related words
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Questions about 西红柿
What does 西红柿 mean?
西红柿 (xīhóngshì) means "tomato" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 西红柿?
西红柿 is made of 3 characters: 西 (6 strokes), 红 (6 strokes), 柿 (9 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 西红柿 an HSK word?
Yes. 西红柿 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 西红柿 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 西红柿 is written 西紅柿.
What is the difference between 西红柿 and 番茄?
Both mean tomato. 番茄 (fānqié) is more common in southern China, Taiwan, and on food packaging, as in 番茄酱 (fānqiéjiàng), ketchup. 西红柿 is more common in everyday speech in the north.
What measure word goes with 西红柿?
Use 个 (gè) for whole tomatoes, as in 一个西红柿 (yí gè xīhóngshì). For slices you can say 一片西红柿 (yí piàn xīhóngshì), and for weight at the market, 一斤西红柿 (yì jīn xīhóngshì).