黄瓜
HSK 4 (2021)
黄瓜 (huángguā) · cucumber
黄瓜 (huángguā) means “cucumber”. It is written with 2 characters: 黄 (yellow) + 瓜 (melon). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 黄瓜 is built
The characters
黄 huáng · yellow
What 黄 is made of
- 由yóu — cause
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: A jade pendant (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
瓜 guā · melon
What 瓜 is made of
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: Vines growing with a melon at their base (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我买了两根黄瓜。Wǒ mǎi le liǎng gēn huángguā.I bought two cucumbers.
你喜欢吃黄瓜吗？Nǐ xǐhuan chī huángguā ma?Do you like cucumbers?
Questions about 黄瓜
What does 黄瓜 mean?
黄瓜 (huángguā) means “cucumber”.
How do you pronounce 黄瓜?
黄瓜 is pronounced huángguā.
Which HSK level is 黄瓜?
黄瓜 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 黄色huángsèyellow
- 黄金huángjīngold
- 黄河Huáng Héthe Yellow River
- 黄昏huánghūndusk
- 黄huángyellow
- 西瓜xīguāwatermelon
- 瓜guāmelon
Learn 黄瓜 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.