HSK 5 · Food

果实 guǒshí “fruit (of a plant)” in Chinese

Traditional 果實

What 果实 means

  1. fruit (of a plant)
  2. fruits (of one’s labour)
  3. fruit (produced by a plant)
  4. (fig.) fruits (of success etc)
  5. results
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • gains

How to say 果实

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale果guǒ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale实shí2nd tone, rising

果实 in a sentence

  1. 他在收获他的劳动果实。

    Tā zài shōuhuò tā de láodòng guǒshí.

    He is reaping the fruits of his labour.

    Sentence #10265160 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 橡树的果实是什么？

    Xiàngshù de guǒshí shì shénme?

    What is the fruit of the oak tree?

    Sentence #13543158 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 果实 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 果 (guǒ) with each of its parts in a different colour
果guǒfruit
  • 田field · tián
  • 木tree · mù

Memory aidFruit 田 growing on a tree 木.

The character 实 (shí) with each of its parts in a different colour
实shíreal
  • 宀roof · mián
  • 头head · tóu

Memory aidSimplified from 實, a house 宀 full of strings of coins: solid, real.

How to write 果实

果 8 strokes · 实 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

果实 (guǒshí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 果实 (guǒshí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 果实

Words with 果

水果shuǐguǒ · fruit苹果píngguǒ · apple如果rúguǒ · if果汁guǒzhī · fruit juice结果jiéguǒ · result效果xiàoguǒ · result成果chéngguǒ · result后果hòuguǒ · consequences果然guǒrán · really果断guǒduàn · decisive

Words with 实

其实qíshí · actually诚实chéngshí · honest实际shíjì · actual确实quèshí · indeed实在shízài · really实际上shíjìshàng · in fact实话shíhuà · truth实现shíxiàn · to achieve结实jiēshi · sturdy老实lǎoshi · honest

More words: Food & Dining

醋cù · vinegar点心diǎnxin · light refreshments豆腐dòufu · tofu锅guō · pot海鲜hǎixiān · seafood壶hú · pot花生huāshēng · peanut酱油jiàngyóu · soy sauce

FAQs

果实 (guǒshí) means “fruit (of a plant)” or “fruits (of one’s labour)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it guǒshí: guǒ with a 3rd tone, then shí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 果实 is written 果實. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guoshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 果实 from the suggestions. Typing guoshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
果实 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.