guǒzi

果子

Word · Noun

fruit; fried dough twist

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

fruit; edible fruit of plants

General term for edible fruits, often used in informal contexts.

Shù树
shàng上
jiē结
mǎn满
le了
guǒ果
zi子
 。

The tree is covered with fruit.

Qiū秋
tiān天
shì是
zhāi摘
guǒ果
zi子
de的
hǎo好
jì季
jié节
 。

Autumn is the best season for picking fruit.

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Zhè这
xiē些
guǒ果
zi子
hái还
méi没
chéng成
shú熟
 。

These fruits are not ripe yet.

2.

noun

fried dough twist; fried cake (same as 馃子)

dialect

Regional variant, commonly used in northern China (especially Tianjin) to refer to fried dough sticks similar to youtiao, often served with jianbing.

Tiān天
jīn津
rén人
zǎo早
shang上
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
jiān煎
bing饼
guǒ果
zi子
 。

People in Tianjin like to eat jianbing guozi for breakfast.

Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
guǒ果
zi子
zhà炸
de得
tè特
bié别
cuì脆
 。

The fried dough twists at this shop are especially crispy.