xiāng jiāo
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我喜欢吃香蕉。
wǒ xǐhuān chī xiāngjiāo.
I like to eat bananas.
香蕉很甜。
xiāngjiāo hěn tián.
Bananas are very sweet.
香蕉是黄色的。
xiāngjiāo shì huángsè de.
Bananas are yellow.
香蕉 (xiāngjiāo)
banana
蕉 (jiāo)
banana
苹果 (píngguǒ)
apple
橘子 (júzi)
orange
The Chinese word 香蕉 (xiāngjiāo) for "banana" is a compound of two characters: 香 (xiāng), meaning "fragrant," and 蕉 (jiāo), meaning "plantain." The word 香蕉 is thought to have originated in the 16th century, when Portuguese traders introduced bananas to China. The Portuguese word for banana is banana, which is derived from the Arabic word banan, which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word varṇaka, meaning "yellow." The Chinese word 香蕉 is a calque of the Portuguese word banana, with the character 香 being added to describe the banana's sweet, fragrant smell.
