Meaning
葡萄 refers to grapes, the small round fruit that grows in clusters on vines. It's commonly eaten fresh, dried as raisins, or used to make wine and juice. The word is used for both individual grapes and bunches of grapes.
Usage
This is an everyday word used in markets, restaurants, and daily conversation. When buying grapes, Chinese speakers typically use the measure word 串 (chuàn) for a bunch or 颗 (kē) for individual grapes. The word appears in many compound words related to wine and grape products.
Examples
- 01这串葡萄又甜又新鲜。.This bunch of grapes is both sweet and fresh.
- 02我喜欢喝葡萄汁，不喜欢喝葡萄酒。, .I like drinking grape juice but don't like drinking wine.
Characters
Measure words
- 串一串葡萄
- 颗一颗葡萄
- 粒几粒葡萄
Common collocations
- 一串葡萄a bunch of grapes
- 葡萄园vineyard
- 葡萄汁grape juice
- 吃葡萄to eat grapes
Origin
葡萄 is a loanword from ancient Central Asian languages, likely borrowed through the Silk Road trade routes. Both characters individually have no independent meaning and only appear together in this compound, which is typical for ancient borrowed botanical terms in Chinese.