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Chinese Word of the Day - grape (noun)

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

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葡萄 (pútao) grape (noun)

人们仍然用赤脚踩葡萄来做红酒吗?
Rénmen réngrán yòng chìjiǎo cǎi pútao lái zuò hóngjiǔ ma?
Do people still stomp on grapes in their bare feet to make wine?

红的和青的葡萄经过很好地压榨,然后制作成葡萄酒或者果汁。
Hóng de hé qīng de pútao jīngguò hěn hǎo de yāzhà, ránhòu zhìzuòchéng pútáojiǔ huòzhě guǒzhī.
Both red and green grapes are good squeezed and turned into wine or juice.

老鼠正在吃葡萄。
Lǎoshǔ zhèngzài chī pútao.
The mouse is eating a grape.

酸葡萄
suānpútao
sour grapes

葡萄汁
pútaozhī
grape juice

红葡萄和青葡萄
hóng pútao hé qīng pútao
red and green grapes

一串红葡萄和一串白葡萄
yí chuàn hóngpútao hé yí chuàn báipútao
a bunch of red grapes and a bunch of white grapes

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