--- title: "Fruits and Vegetables in Chinese: Names With Pinyin, From 苹果 to 荔枝 and 白菜" description: "88 fruits and vegetables in Chinese, from 苹果, 香蕉 and 西瓜 to 荔枝, 火龙果, 白菜 and 空心菜, each with pinyin, its meaning and sound, and how to buy them by the 斤." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-fruits-and-vegetables" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Free · 88 words # Fruits and vegetables in Chinese [Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E6%B0%B4%E6%9E%9C%20%E8%8B%B9%E6%9E%9C%20%E9%A6%99%E8%95%89%20%E6%A9%99%E5%AD%90%20%E6%A2%A8%20%E8%91%A1%E8%90%84%20%E8%A5%BF%E7%93%9C%20%E6%A1%83%E5%AD%90%20%E6%A9%98%E5%AD%90%20%E6%9F%A0%E6%AA%AC%20%E8%8D%89%E8%8E%93%20%E8%8A%92%E6%9E%9C%20%E8%8F%A0%E8%90%9D%20%E6%A8%B1%E6%A1%83%20%E8%93%9D%E8%8E%93%20%E6%9D%8E%E5%AD%90%20%E6%9D%8F%20%E5%93%88%E5%AF%86%E7%93%9C%20%E8%8D%94%E6%9E%9D%20%E9%BE%99%E7%9C%BC%20%E7%81%AB%E9%BE%99%E6%9E%9C%20%E6%9D%A8%E6%A2%85%20%E5%B1%B1%E7%AB%B9%20%E6%A6%B4%E8%8E%B2%20%E6%9F%9A%E5%AD%90%20%E6%9E%87%E6%9D%B7%20%E7%8C%95%E7%8C%B4%E6%A1%83%20%E9%87%91%E6%A1%94%20%E6%9F%BF%E5%AD%90%20%E7%BA%A2%E6%9E%A3%20%E5%B1%B1%E6%A5%82%20%E7%9F%B3%E6%A6%B4%20%E6%9D%A8%E6%A1%83%20%E7%99%BE%E9%A6%99%E6%9E%9C%20%E6%A4%B0%E5%AD%90%20%E7%89%9B%E6%B2%B9%E6%9E%9C%20%E6%97%A0%E8%8A%B1%E6%9E%9C%20%E7%94%98%E8%94%97%20%E8%94%AC%E8%8F%9C%20%E5%9C%9F%E8%B1%86%20%E8%A5%BF%E7%BA%A2%E6%9F%BF%20%E7%95%AA%E8%8C%84%20%E9%BB%84%E7%93%9C%20%E8%8C%84%E5%AD%90%20%E8%83%A1%E8%90%9D%E5%8D%9C%20%E7%99%BD%E8%90%9D%E5%8D%9C%20%E6%B4%8B%E8%91%B1%20%E5%A4%A7%E8%92%9C%20%E5%A7%9C%20%E8%91%B1%20%E8%BE%A3%E6%A4%92%20%E9%9D%92%E6%A4%92%20%E5%8D%97%E7%93%9C%20%E7%8E%89%E7%B1%B3%20%E8%A5%BF%E5%85%B0%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%8F%9C%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%8F%A0%E8%8F%9C%20%E7%94%9F%E8%8F%9C%20%E8%8A%B9%E8%8F%9C%20%E8%B1%8C%E8%B1%86%20%E8%8A%A6%E7%AC%8B%20%E7%BA%A2%E8%96%AF%20%E8%98%91%E8%8F%87%20%E9%9D%92%E8%8F%9C%20%E5%A4%A7%E7%99%BD%E8%8F%9C%20%E5%B0%8F%E7%99%BD%E8%8F%9C%20%E8%8A%A5%E5%85%B0%20%E7%A9%BA%E5%BF%83%E8%8F%9C%20%E6%B2%B9%E9%BA%A6%E8%8F%9C%20%E9%9F%AD%E8%8F%9C%20%E8%B1%86%E8%8A%BD%20%E5%86%AC%E7%93%9C%20%E8%8B%A6%E7%93%9C%20%E4%B8%9D%E7%93%9C%20%E8%8E%B2%E8%97%95%20%E7%AB%B9%E7%AC%8B%20%E5%B1%B1%E8%8D%AF%20%E8%8A%8B%E5%A4%B4%20%E9%A6%99%E8%8F%87%20%E6%9C%A8%E8%80%B3%20%E6%AF%9B%E8%B1%86%20%E8%B1%86%E8%85%90%20%E8%8F%9C%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA%20%E6%96%B0%E9%B2%9C%20%E7%86%9F%20%E7%94%9C%20%E9%85%B8%20%E6%9E%9C%E6%B1%81) Speed ## Everyday fruits shuǐ水guǒ果 fruit píng苹guǒ果 apple xiāng香jiāo蕉 banana chéng橙zi子 orange (fruit) lí梨 pear pú葡tao萄 grape xī西guā瓜 watermelon táo桃zi子 peach jú橘zi子 tangerine; mandarin orange níng柠méng檬 lemon cǎo草méi莓 strawberry máng芒guǒ果 mango bō菠luó萝 pineapple yīng樱táo桃 cherry lán蓝méi莓 blueberry lǐ李zi子 plum xìng杏 apricot hā哈mì密guā瓜 Hami melon; cantaloupe ## Fruits from China and the tropics lì荔zhī枝 lychee lóng龙yǎn眼 longan (fruit) huǒ火lóng龙guǒ果 dragon fruit yáng杨méi梅 Chinese bayberry; yangmei shān山zhú竹 mangosteen liú榴lián莲 durian yòu柚zi子 pomelo pí枇pa杷 loquat mí猕hóu猴táo桃 kiwi fruit jīn金jú桔 kumquat shì柿zi子 persimmon hóng红zǎo枣 red date; jujube shān山zhā楂 hawthorn; haw shí石liu榴 pomegranate yáng杨táo桃 starfruit; carambola bǎi百xiāng香guǒ果 passion fruit yē椰zi子 coconut niú牛yóu油guǒ果 avocado wú无huā花guǒ果 fig gān甘zhè蔗 sugar cane ## Everyday vegetables shū蔬cài菜 vegetable; vegetables tǔ土dòu豆 potato xī西hóng红shì柿 tomato fān番qié茄 tomato huáng黄guā瓜 cucumber qié茄zi子 eggplant hú胡luó萝bo卜 carrot bái白luó萝bo卜 white radish; daikon yáng洋cōng葱 onion dà大suàn蒜 garlic jiāng姜 ginger cōng葱 scallion; green onion là辣jiāo椒 chili pepper; hot pepper qīng青jiāo椒 green pepper; bell pepper nán南guā瓜 pumpkin; squash yù玉mǐ米 corn; maize xī西lán兰huā花 broccoli cài菜huā花 cauliflower bō菠cài菜 spinach shēng生cài菜 lettuce qín芹cài菜 celery wān豌dòu豆 pea lú芦sǔn笋 asparagus hóng红shǔ薯 sweet potato mó蘑gu菇 mushroom ## Chinese greens and vegetables qīng青cài菜 green vegetables; greens dà大bái白cài菜 napa cabbage; Chinese cabbage xiǎo小bái白cài菜 bok choy; pak choi jiè芥lán兰 Chinese broccoli; gai lan kōng空xīn心cài菜 water spinach yóu油mài麦cài菜 A-choy (leafy lettuce) jiǔ韭cài菜 Chinese chives; garlic chives dòu豆yá芽 bean sprouts dōng冬guā瓜 winter melon; wax gourd kǔ苦guā瓜 bitter melon sī丝guā瓜 loofah; luffa lián莲ǒu藕 lotus root zhú竹sǔn笋 bamboo shoot shān山yao药 Chinese yam yù芋tou头 taro xiāng香gū菇 shiitake mushroom mù木ěr耳 wood ear (edible black fungus) máo毛dòu豆 edamame; green soybeans dòu豆fu腐 tofu; bean curd ## At the market cài菜shì市chǎng场 food market; wet market xīn新xiān鲜 fresh shú熟 ripe tián甜 sweet suān酸 sour guǒ果zhī汁 fruit juice ## How do you say fruit and vegetables in Chinese? 水果 (shuǐguǒ, fruit) and 蔬菜 (shūcài, vegetable). In everyday speech 菜 (cài) alone means vegetables, and also a dish of food. Many fruit names end in 果 (guǒ), fruit, or 子 (zi), a small thing: 苹果, 橙子, 桃子. ## Why do so many names start with 西, 番 or 胡? They mark food that came from abroad. 西 (xī) is the west: 西瓜, 西红柿, 西兰花. 番 (fān) is foreign: 番茄. 胡 (hú) was the old name for the peoples to the north and west: 胡萝卜, the carrot, is the radish of the 胡. ## Is tomato 西红柿 or 番茄? Both. 西红柿 (xīhóngshì, tomato) is more common in the north of China, 番茄 (fānqié, tomato) in the south and in Taiwan, and 番茄 is the word on ketchup, 番茄酱 (fānqiéjiàng). ## Which fruits come from China? The peach 桃, the lychee 荔枝, the kiwi 猕猴桃 (once sold as the Chinese gooseberry), the jujube 枣, the persimmon 柿子, the loquat 枇杷 and citrus like the mandarin orange 橘子 were all first grown in China. ## How do you buy fruit in Chinese? Fruit and vegetables are priced by the 斤 (jīn), half a kilo in mainland China: 苹果多少钱一斤？ (Píngguǒ duōshao qián yì jīn?) How much is a jin of apples? Say 我要两斤 (wǒ yào liǎng jīn) for two jin, a kilo. ## Which fruits are lucky? At New Year people give 橘子 (júzi), mandarin oranges, because 橘 sounds like 吉 (jí), luck. On Christmas Eve, 平安夜 (Píng’ān Yè), friends give apples, because 苹 (píng) sounds like 平安 (píng’ān), safe and well. ## Can’t hear it? Play uses your device’s Mandarin voice. Edge, Chrome and Safari have one; a browser with none plays each character in our recorded voice instead. ## More food in Chinese - [Chinese food names](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-food-names) - [Chinese phrases at a restaurant](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-phrases/restaurant) - [Money and prices in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/money-in-chinese) - [Chinese flower names](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flower-names) Words, pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary.