guā

HSK 4
common
noun
food
fruit

Meaning of 西瓜

西瓜 means watermelon plant; a creeping annual herbaceous plant of the gourd family with feather-like leaves and pale yellow flowers; watermelon (the fruit); the large spherical or elliptical fruit of the watermelon plant with sweet, juicy red or yellow flesh. Pronounced xī guā. HSK 4.

  • watermelon plant; a creeping annual herbaceous plant of the gourd family with feather-like leaves and pale yellow flowers
  • watermelon (the fruit); the large spherical or elliptical fruit of the watermelon plant with sweet, juicy red or yellow flesh

Definitions & Examples

西
guā
yuán
chǎn
fēi
zhōu
 
hòu
lái
chuán
zhōng
guó
 

The watermelon plant originated in Africa and was later introduced to China.

Zhè
zhǒng
西
guā
de
téng
wàn
zhǎng
dào
sān
cháng
 

The vines of this type of watermelon plant can grow up to three meters long.

Nóng
mín
zài
wēn
shì
zhòng
西
guā
 

Farmers grow watermelon plants in greenhouses.

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Primary
/ kuài
/ piàn
/ jīn