# 西红柿 (xīhóngshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 西红柿 (xīhóngshì) means “tomato”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: tomato
- Pinyin: xīhóngshì (xi1 hong2 shi4)
- Traditional: 西紅柿
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 西红柿炒鸡蛋是常见的家常菜。
  Xīhóngshì chǎo jīdàn shì chángjiàn de jiāchángcài.
  Scrambled eggs with tomatoes is a common home-cooked dish.

## Characters

- [西](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-west/) (xī): west
- [红](https://hanziro.com/word/hong-red/) (hóng): red
- 柿 (shì): persimmon

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-hong-shi-tomato/

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Audio: audio-cmn (CC BY-SA).