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title: "Guoshi Meaning: 果实 (fruit) or 过时 (outdated)?"
description: "果实 (traditional 果實, guǒshí) means “fruit”. Not the guoshi you heard? See 过时, 过失. Hear its tones, see what 果 and 实 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoshi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 果实 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

果实 guǒshí

## fruit

## It can also mean

- (fig.) fruits; results (of effort)

## Its characters

1. 果 guǒ fruit
2. 实 shí real

## In a sentence

秋天树上结满了果实。 In autumn the trees are full of fruit.

[More about 果实](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9E%9C%E5%AE%9E)

## Other words said guoshi

- [过时guòshíoutdated](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%87%E6%97%B6)
- [过失guòshīerror](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%87%E5%A4%B1)

## More words with 果 or 实

- [成果 chéngguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengguo)
- [充实 chōngshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongshi)
- [果断 guǒduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoduan)
- [果然 guǒrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoran)
- [果汁 guǒzhī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guozhi)
- [夯实 hāngshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangshi)
- [后果 hòuguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houguo)
- [坚果 jiānguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianguo)
- [坚实 jiānshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianshi)
- [结果 jiéguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieguo)

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