西红柿
xī hóng shì
Pinyin

Definition

西红柿
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xī hóng shì
  1. tomato
  2. CL:隻|只[zhī]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
中西
Zhōng Xī
  1. 1 China and the West
  2. 2 Chinese-Western
切尔西
Qiè ěr xī
  1. 1 Chelsea
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]
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
山西省
Shān xī shěng
  1. 1 Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
巴西
Bā xī
  1. 1 Brazil
广西
Guǎng xī
  1. 1 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁
  2. 2 until 1959, Guangxi province
新西兰
Xīn xī lán
  1. 1 New Zealand
柿子
shì zi
  1. 1 persimmon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
梅西
Méi xī
  1. 1 Lionel Messi (1987-), Argentine footballer

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
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
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
  1. 1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently

Sample Sentences

她说，她听说这里的西红柿炒鸡蛋特别好吃！
tā shuō ，tā tīngshuō zhèlǐ de xīhóngshì chǎo jīdàn tèbié hǎochī ！
She said, she heard that the tomato (xihongshi) fried egg here is particularly tasty (tebie haochi)!
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其中黄瓜和西红柿的涨幅最高。黄瓜从每公斤三块五涨到五块六，西红柿从每公斤四块二涨到七块五。
qízhōng huángguā hé xīhóngshì de zhǎngfú zuì gāo 。huángguā cóng měi gōngjīn sān kuài wǔ zhǎng dào wǔ kuài liù ，xīhóngshì cóng měi gōngjīn sì kuài èr zhǎng dào qī kuài wǔ 。
Among these, cucumbers and tomatoes experienced the largest percentage of increase. Cucumbers went from 3.5 kuai per kilo to 5.6. Tomatoes rose from 4.2 to 6.5.
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新闻里还少报了。现在卖菜的简直跟抢钱的一样。本来想买个西红柿的，一问要五块钱一斤，吓死人了。
xīnwén lǐ hái shǎo bào le 。xiànzài màicài de jiǎnzhí gēn qiǎngqián de yīyàng 。běnlái xiǎng mǎi ge xīhóngshì de ，yī wèn yào wǔ kuài qián yī jīn ，xiàsǐ rén le 。
The media also underreported the figures. Selling food right now really is like highway robbery. Originally I wanted to buy a tomato, but when I heard the price was 5 RMB a kilo, it practically scared me to death.
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哦，你不吃西红柿。香菜呢，吃吗？
ò ，nǐ bù chī xīhóngshì 。xiāngcài ne ，chī ma ？
Oh, you don't eat tomatoes. What about cilantro? Do you eat that?
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我不吃西红柿。黄瓜和洋葱可以。
wǒ bù chī xīhóngshì 。huángguā hé yángcōng kěyǐ 。
I don't eat tomatoes. Cucumbers and onions are okay.
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黄瓜、西红柿、洋葱。吃吗？
huángguā 、xīhóngshì 、yángcōng 。chī ma ？
Cucumbers, tomatoes, onions. Do you eat them?
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嗯。里面有蒜和辣椒，还有胡萝卜丝西红柿片儿和黄瓜丝。
ng4 。lǐmiàn yǒu suàn hé làjiāo ，háiyǒu húluóbo sī xīhóngshì piànr hé huángguā sī 。
Yeah. There's garlic, chilis, some shredded carrot, tomato slices and shredded cucumber in it.
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