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核

hé · he

Traditional 覈

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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hé 核

  1. pit
  2. stone
  3. nucleus
  4. nuclear
  5. to examine
  6. to check
  7. to verify

hé 覈

  1. variant of 核 (hé)
  2. to investigate
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The peach pit

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)桃子(táozi)真(zhēn)甜(tián)，可是(kěshì)核(hé)好(hǎo)大(dà)。

    This peach is really sweet, but the pit is so big.

  2. Dengdeng

    别(bié)把(bǎ)核(hé)吞(tūn)下去(xiàqù)，要(yào)吐(tǔ)出来(chūlái)。

    Don't swallow the pit. You must spit it out.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，核(hé)很(hěn)硬(yìng)。咦(yí)，你(nǐ)的(de)核(hé)呢(ne)？

    I know, the pit is very hard. Huh, where is your pit?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)核(hé)放(fàng)在(zài)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)了(le)，回家(huíjiā)把(bǎ)它(tā)种下去(zhòngxiàqù)。

    I put the pit in my pocket. I will plant it at home.

  5. Liangliang

    桃树(táoshù)要(yào)很多(hěnduō)年(nián)才能(cáinéng)长大(zhǎngdà)，你(nǐ)可能(kěnéng)吃(chī)不(bù)到(dào)。

    A peach tree takes many years to grow. You may not get to eat from it.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)种(zhòng)给(gěi)孙子(sūnzi)吃(chī)！

    Never mind, I will plant it for my grandson to eat!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

妈(mā)妈(ma)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)李(lǐ)子(zi)去(qù)了(le)核(hé)。

My mum helps me remove the core of the plum.

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02

桃(táo)子(zi)的(de)核(hé)很(hěn)硬(yìng)，不(bù)能(néng)吞(tūn)下(xià)去(qù)。

The pit of a peach is very hard; you must not swallow it.

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