水果 in Context

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水果

Here are some example sentences of this word in action:

Usage 1 - "fruit": 

Sentence:

我们每天吃午饭的时候会吃一点儿水果。

English:

We eat some fruit with lunch every day.

Top-Down Words:

时候 shíhòu - a moment in time

Sentence :

你爱吃有水果的蛋糕吗？

English:

Do you like to eat fruit cakes?

Top-Down Words:

蛋糕 dàngāo - cake 

*Sentence :

这个小男孩从不吃水果和菜，只吃肉。

English:

This little boy never eats fruits or vegetables. He only eats meat.

Top-Down Words:

从不 - never

*Sentence :

我会把水果和菜都吃了，因为我要长高一点。

English:

I'll eat all the fruit and vegetables because I want to grow taller.

Top-Down Words:

把 bǎ - (used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word of expression)
高 gāo - tall
都 dōu - all, every

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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Beth Perazzo

What is the purpose/meaning of 有 in the sentence 你爱吃有水果的蛋糕吗？
If we took out the 有, would the sentence still mean the same thing?

Mandarin Blueprint

Here's how to break down the sentence:
你·爱·吃·蛋糕·吗？
What kind of 蛋糕？
有水果的蛋糕
Therefore, 有水果的's function is merely a modification to 蛋糕

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Alex Sumray

Hi one and all,
So occasionally there'll be top-down words formed of characters we already know like '从不' but that weren't introduced to us in vocabulary unlocked lessons.
Is there a specific reason for this, or can we feel free to add them ourselves?
谢谢

Mandarin Blueprint

You can add them if you want. The reason why we don't include some of these words as "New Vocabulary Unlocked" is that we were quite strict when building the foundation course that the words we ask you to focus on are the most frequent 1000. This way you don't distract yourself too much with vocabulary that will be easier to acquire after you already have a solid foundation.

Alex Sumray

I see, got it.
Thank you.

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil & Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86aqw4g8EOE&t=1234s

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William Beeman

Hi
In 这个小男孩从不吃水果和菜，只吃肉, it seems that 来 (after 从) was omitted/is allowed to be omitted to give the meaning "never." Is this generally permissible? So is 从不 the same as 从来不?

Mandarin Blueprint

That's right!

MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYhT1gXaDNM&t=4899s