Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 菠萝啤
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
beer (loanword); CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
萝卜luóboradish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon; CL:個|个[ge4],根[gen1]
菠菜bō càispinach (CL:棵[ke1]); (slang) gambling; gambler (alternative term for 博彩[bo2 cai3])
菠萝bō luópineapple
菠烷bō wánbornane; camphane C10H18
菠萝包bō luó bāopineapple bun, a sweet bun popular esp. in Hong Kong (typically does not contain pineapple – the name comes from the rough top crust which resembles pineapple skin)