黄瓜
huáng guā
Pinyin

Definition

黄瓜
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huáng guā
  1. cucumber
  2. CL:條|条[tiáo]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

傻瓜
shǎ guā
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 fool
木瓜
mù guā
  1. 1 papaya (Carica papaya)
  2. 2 genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
  3. 3 Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
西瓜
xī guā
  1. 1 watermelon
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]
黄瓜
huáng guā
  1. 1 cucumber
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
冬瓜
dōng guā
  1. 1 wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)
  2. 2 white gourd
  3. 3 white hairy melon
  4. 4 Chinese squash
南瓜
nán guā
  1. 1 pumpkin
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)
瓜
guā
  1. 1 melon
  2. 2 gourd
  3. 3 squash
瓜子
guā zǐ
  1. 1 melon seed
  2. 2 seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
糖瓜
táng guā
  1. 1 malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神
丝瓜
sī guā
  1. 1 luffa (loofah)
苦瓜
kǔ guā
  1. 1 bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
佛手瓜
fó shǒu guā
  1. 1 chayote or alligator pear (Sechium edule)
倭瓜
wō guā
  1. 1 (dialect) pumpkin
厄瓜多尔
È guā duō ěr
  1. 1 Ecuador
呆瓜
dāi guā
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 fool
哈蜜瓜
hā mì guā
  1. 1 Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)
  2. 2 honeydew melon
  3. 3 cantaloupe
  4. 4 also written 哈密瓜
安提瓜岛
Ān tí guā Dǎo
  1. 1 Antigua
小黄瓜
xiǎo huáng guā
  1. 1 gherkin

Idioms (8)

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
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)
滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú
  1. 1 lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
  2. 2 to know sth inside out
  3. 3 to know sth by heart
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
瓜熟蒂落
guā shú dì luò
  1. 1 when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
  1. 1 lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  2. 2 One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
  3. 3 You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans

Sample Sentences

什么是生机饮食的精华，就是要您吃到完整的营养，看这边，胡萝卜，维生素满满；生菜，纤维素一百；苹果，铁质最多，让你做钢铁侠；葡萄，富含OPC，地表最强抗氧化素；最后，小黄瓜，他的青翠，你的青春！
shénmeshì shēngjī yǐnshí de jīnghuá ，jiùshì yào nín chīdào wánzhěng de yíngyǎng ，kàn zhèbiān ，húluóbo ，wéishēngsù mǎnmǎn ；shēngcài ，xiānwéisù yībǎi ；píngguǒ ，tiězhì zuì duō ，ràng nǐ zuò gāngtiěxiá ；pútao ，fù hán OPC ，dìbiǎo zuì qiáng kàngyǎnghuàsù ；zuìhòu ，xiǎohuángguā ，tā de qīngcuì ，nǐ de qīngchūn ！
What is vital essence, I hear you ask. It means when you get complete nutrition. Look here, carrots, full of vitamins; leafy greens, max fiber; apples, with so much iron that you'll turn into Iron Man; grapes, full of OPC and the most anti-oxidants you can find on earth; finally, cucumber, its fresh green reflects your youth.
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有可能，我觉得他们的小菜有点不新鲜。我吃的时候就觉得他们的凉拌黄瓜味道有点奇怪。/
yǒu kěnéng ，wǒ juéde tāmen de xiǎocài yǒudiǎn bù xīnxiān 。wǒ chī de shíhou jiù juéde tāmen de liángbàn huángguā wèidao yǒudiǎn qíguài 。/
It's possible, I think their side dishes were not fresh. When I ate them, I felt that their cucumber salad tasted a bit weird.
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黄瓜和番茄。
huángguā hé fānqié 。
Cucumber and tomato.
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三明治里不应该放黄瓜。
sānmíngzhì lǐ bù yīnggāi fàng huángguā 。
You shouldn't put cucumber in a sandwich.
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哎呀，怎么能放黄瓜呢？
āiyā ，zěnme néng fàng huángguā ne ？
Yikes, how could you put cucumber in?
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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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猪肉里有瘦肉精，牛肉是涂了牛肉膏的假牛肉，羊肉串是老鼠肉做的，黄瓜涂了避孕药，生病吃个胶囊都是臭皮鞋做的。这年头还有能吃的东西吗，饿死算了。
zhūròu lǐ yǒu shòuròujīng ，niúròu shì tú le niúròugāo de jiǎ niúròu ，yángròuchuàn shì lǎoshǔ ròu zuò de ，huángguā tú le bìyùnyào ，shēngbìng chī gè jiāonáng dōu shì chòu píxié zuò de 。zhè niántou háiyǒu néng chī de dōngxi ma ，è sǐ suànle 。
The pork has lean muscle growth hormones. The beef is fake meat covered with beef flavoring. The lamb skewers are made from rat meat. The cucumbers are covered with chemicals that can harm pregnant women. Gel capsules made for medicine are made from stinky leather shoes. These days is there anything that you can eat? Or should we just call it quits and starve to death?
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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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有的蔬菜，比如说像黄瓜，太老了，就是过了它成熟的时候。
yǒude shūcài ，bǐrú shuō xiàng huángguā ，tài lǎo le ，jiùshì guò le tā chéngshú de shíhou 。
If some vegetables get too old, like cucumbers, it means they're overripe.
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