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瓜

guā · gua

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Meaning

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  1. melon; gourd; squash
  2. (slang) a piece of gossip
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Eating melon

  1. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)好多(hǎoduō)人(rén)，不知道(bùzhīdào)发生(fāshēng)了(le)什么(shénme)。

    So many people ahead. I do not know what happened.

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吃瓜(chīguā)吧(ba)！

    Let us go watch the drama!

  3. Liangliang

    吃瓜(chīguā)？你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)要(yào)买(mǎi)西瓜(xīguā)吗(ma)？

    Eat melon? Did you not want to buy a watermelon?

  4. Dengdeng

    吃瓜(chīguā)就是(jiùshì)看(kàn)热闹(rènao)，网上(wǎngshàng)都(dōu)这样(zhèyàng)说(shuō)。

    Eating melon means watching the excitement. Everyone online says it.

  5. Liangliang

    哦(ò)！那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)吃瓜(chīguā)，再(zài)买(mǎi)瓜(guā)。

    Oh! Then let us watch the gossip first, then buy a melon.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

夏(xià)天(tiān)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)吃(chī)冰(bīng)镇(zhèn)西(xī)瓜(guā)。

In summer, I like eating chilled watermelon the most.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)瓜(guā)还(hái)没(méi)熟(shú)，吃(chī)起(qǐ)来(lái)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)涩(sè)。

This melon isn't ripe yet; it tastes a bit astringent.

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