Fruit names in Mandarin Chinese

Names and measure words for all kinds of fruits in the Mandarin Chinese language, learn them with this vocabulary list.

Sometimes fruit names in the Mandarin Chinese language easy: A blueberry and blackberry in Chinese are easy: 蓝莓 lán (blue) and 黑莓hēi (respectively), but a  green apple isn’t 绿lǜ (green) but rather named a “青qīng” 苹果píngguǒ. Neither is a watermelon a ‘水瓜Shuǐ guā’. Also, Chinese measure words come into play. A 一根yì gēn (one piece) of banana isn’t the same as 一串yí chuàn (a bunch) or 一斤yì jīn (500 gram).

Oh, and the Chinese name for fruit is 水果Shuǐguǒ.

Fruit names in Chinese

草莓 cǎoméi Strawberry

 

蓝莓 lánméi Blueberry

黑莓hēiméi BlackBerry

覆盆子 fùpénzi Raspberry

桑葚shāngshèn Mulberry

 

蔓越莓mànyuèméi Cranberry

 

葡萄 pútao Grape

 

青提qīngtí Green Grape

 

柚子yòuzi Pomelo

 

葡萄柚 pútáo yòu Grapefruit

 

橘子júzi Mandarin orange/Tangerine

橙子 chéngzi Orange

 

苹果 píngguǒ Apple

 

青苹果 qīng píngguǒ Green apple

 

莲雾liánwù Java / Wax apple

 

菠萝 bōluó Pineapple

 

梨 lí Pear

 

火龙果 huǒlóngguǒ Dragon fruit/Pitaya

 

龙眼lóngyǎn Longan

 

百香果 bǎixiāngguǒ Passion fruit

 

无花果 wúhuāguǒ Fig

 

山竹 shānzhú Mangosteen

 

枇杷pípa Loquat

 

猕猴桃 míhóutáo Kiwi (奇异果 qíyìguǒ)

 

西瓜 xīguā Watermelon

 

哈密瓜 hāmìguā Cantaloupe

 

甜瓜/香瓜tiánhuā/xiāngguā Muskmelon

 

木瓜 mùguā Papaya

 

柠檬 níngméng Lemon

 

芒果 mángguǒ Mango

 

香蕉 xiāngjiāo Banana

 

桃子 táozi Peach

 

樱桃 yīngtáo Cherry

 

荔枝lìzhī Litchi

 

牛油果 niúyóuguǒ Avocado (酪梨 lào lí)

 

李子 lǐziPlum杏 xìng Apricot

 

冬枣dōngzǎo Winter jujube

 

红枣hóngzǎo Red date/red jujube

圣女果shèngnǜguǒ Cherry tomato

 

柿子 shìzi Persimmon

 

杨桃 yángtáo Star Fruit / Carambola

 

释迦果 shìjiāguǒ Sugar Apple / Soursop

 

石榴 shíliu Pomegranate

 

榴莲 líulián Durian

 

椰子 yēzi Coconut

 

人参果 rénshēnguǒ Sapodilla

 

红毛丹 hóngmáodān Rambutan

Measure words for fruits in Chinese

颗kē/粒lì use for something roundish

• 一颗/粒葡萄yì kē/lì pútáo A grape

串 chuànfor a string of things

• 一串葡萄 yí chuàn pútáo A bunch of grapes
• 一盒葡萄 yì hé pútáo A box of grapes

根gēn for long, thin objects

• 一根香蕉yì gēn xiāngjiāo A banana
• 一串香蕉yí chuàn xiāngjiāo A bunch of bananas
• 一斤香蕉 yì jīn xiāngjiāo One jin of bananas (2 jīn= 1 gōngjīn (kilogram))