西瓜
xī guā
Pinyin

Definition

西瓜
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xī guā
  1. watermelon
  2. CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

傻瓜
shǎ guā
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 fool
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
西
Xī
  1. 1 the West
  2. 2 abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]
  3. 3 Spanish
西安
Xī ān
  1. 1 Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shǎn xī Shěng] in northwest China
  2. 2 see 西安區|西安区[Xī ān qū]
西瓜
xī guā
  1. 1 watermelon
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]
西游记
Xī yóu Jì
  1. 1 Journey to the West, Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
  2. 2 also called Pilgrimage to the West or Monkey
黄瓜
huáng guā
  1. 1 cucumber
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
中西
Zhōng Xī
  1. 1 China and the West
  2. 2 Chinese-Western
冬瓜
dōng guā
  1. 1 wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)
  2. 2 white gourd
  3. 3 white hairy melon
  4. 4 Chinese squash
切尔西
Qiè ěr xī
  1. 1 Chelsea
南瓜
nán guā
  1. 1 pumpkin
卡西欧
Kǎ xī ōu
  1. 1 Casio
印度尼西亚
Yìn dù ní xī yà
  1. 1 Indonesia
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
  1. 1 Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
哈密瓜
hā mì guā
  1. 1 Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)
  2. 2 honeydew melon
  3. 3 cantaloupe
地瓜
dì guā
  1. 1 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  2. 2 yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
墨西哥
Mò xī gē
  1. 1 Mexico
大西洋
Dà xī yáng
  1. 1 Atlantic Ocean
山西
Shān xī
  1. 1 Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原

Idioms (20)

中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián
  1. 1 lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
  1. 1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
  1. 1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
日落西山
rì luò xī shān
  1. 1 the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
  2. 2 fig. time of decline
  3. 3 the end of an era
  4. 4 Sic transit gloria mundi
东倒西歪
dōng dǎo xī wāi
  1. 1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
东兔西乌
dōng tù xī wū
  1. 1 lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the passage of time
东奔西走
dōng bēn xī zǒu
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
  3. 3 to hopscotch
  4. 4 also 東跑西顛|东跑西颠[dōng pǎo xī diān]
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. 1 to gossip (idiom)
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
  1. 1 to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 to glance around
东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

Sample Sentences

明清时期，皇家宫殿房间内出现了可移动的冷源，即贮放冰块的柜子，上面镂空，作为冷气出孔，中部空间还可储存食物，如西瓜、冷饮等。
MíngQīng shíqī ，huángjiā gōngdiàn fángjiān nèi chūxiàn le kě yídòng de lěngyuán ，jí zhùfàng bīngkuài de guìzi ，shàngmiàn lòukōng ，zuòwéi lěngqì chūkǒng ，zhōngbù kōngjiān hái kě chǔcún shíwù ，rú xīguā 、lěngyǐn děng 。
In the Ming and Qing dynasty, rooms in the royal palace placed ice cubes in cabinets which were hollow on the top to let the cool air flow. The space in the middle of the cabinets were used to store food such as watermelons and cold beverages etc.
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不想，我想吃西瓜。
bù xiǎng ，wǒ xiǎng chī xīguā 。
No, I want to eat watermelon.
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夏天有很多好吃的水果，譬如说西瓜、芒果。
xiàtiān yǒu hěn duō hǎochī de shuǐguǒ ，pìrú shuō xīguā 、mángguǒ 。
There are so many delicious fruits in the summer. For example, watermelons, mangos.
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捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜。
jiǎn le zhíma ，diū le xīguā 。
Pick the sesame and lose the watermelon. (Be unable to see the forest through the trees.)
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老板，哪个西瓜比较甜？
lǎobǎn ，nǎ gè xīguā bǐjiào tián ？
Boss, which watermelon is sweeter?
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西瓜，芒果，橙子，菠萝和葡萄。
xīguā ，mángguǒ ，chéngzi ，bōluó hé pútao 。
Watermelon, mango, orange, pineapple and grapes.
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这个西瓜太大了，我一个人吃不了。
zhè ge xīguā tài dà le ，wǒ yī ge rén chībuliǎo 。
This watermelon is too big. I can't eat it by myself.
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西瓜和香蕉在一起真难喝。
xīguā hé xiāngjiāo zài yīqǐ zhēn nánhē 。
Watermelon and banana taste really bad together.
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我要西瓜和香蕉。
wǒ yào xīguā hé xiāngjiāo 。
I want watermelon and banana.
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西瓜甜吗？
xīguā tián ma ？
Is the watermelon sweet?
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