Definition
坚果 (jiānguǒ) is the general term for 'nuts' as a food category (almonds, walnuts, cashews). It refers to the edible kernel, not the hard outer covering — that is 壳 (ké, 'shell'). 核桃 (hétao) is a specific type of nut (walnut).
noun
nut
Examples
- 坚果。Wǒ měitiān chī yì bǎ jiān guǒ.I eat a handful of nuts every day.
- 坚果。Zhè zhǒng jiān guǒ fùhán dànbáizhì.This kind of nut is rich in protein.
- 坚果。Chāoshì lǐ de jiān guǒ zhèngzài dǎzhé.The nuts in the supermarket are on sale.
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