Here’s a rough guide to fruits you are likely to come across in your travels around China including there seasons. The Chinese name for fruit is Shuǐguǒ ( 水果).
Chinese Pear (Táng lí-唐梨)
Season: Autumn
Passion fruit (Bǎixiāng guǒ-百香果/熱情果)
Season: midsummer
Common Fig (Wúhuāguǒ-無花果)
Season: July and September
Persimmon (Shì-柿)
Season: September to December.
Star Fruit (Yangtao – 楊桃)
Season: September to April
Chinese plum (Li zi – 李子)
Season: April to May
Green Plum (Oume – 青梅)
Season: April to May
Yumberry (Yángméi – 楊梅)
Season: May to June
Pomegranate (Hóng shíliú – 紅石榴)
Season: August to September
Guava (Fān shíliú – 番石榴)
Season: June to September
Mango (máng guǒ-芒果)
Season: June to August
Lychee (Lìzhī – 荔枝)
Season: May to July
Longan (Lóngyǎn – 龍眼)
Season: August to September
Loquat (Pípá – 枇杷)
Season: January to April
Wampee (Huáng pí – 黃皮)
Season: June to July
Indian gooseberry (Yóu gānzi – 油甘子)
Season: August to September
Mangosteen (shān zhú-山竹)
Season: April
Dragon fruit ( huǒ lóng guǒ-火龙果)
Season: Usually available year round in warmer months
Durian (Liúlián – 榴莲)
Season: June to August
Kiwi Fruit (mí hóu táo-奇异果)
Season: January
Goji Berries or wolfberries (Gǒuqǐ – 枸杞)
Season: Year round in dried form
Monk Fruit (Luóhànguǒ – 罗汉果)
Season: Mostly available in dried form from herbal medicine shops
Jujube (zǎo – 枣)
Season: Available all year round in dried form
Kumquats (jīn jú-金橘)
Season: January to March
More useful translations:
orange – Liǔ chéng – 柳橙
mandarin orange – Gān – 柑 / 橘
lemon – Níngméng – 檸檬
pineapple – bō luó – 菠萝
strawberry – cǎo méi – 草莓
pear – lí – 梨
papaya – mù guā -木瓜
apple – píng guǒ- 苹果
grape – pú tao – 葡萄
pomegranate – shí liú – 石榴
peach – táo zi – 桃子
watermelon – xī guā – 西瓜
banana – xiāng jiāo – 香蕉
muskmelon – xiāng guā – 香瓜
apricot – xìng – 杏
coconut – yē zi – 椰子
cherry – yīng táo – 樱桃
pomelo / shaddock – yòu zi – 柚子
Video: Fruit vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese
This post was first published Feb 20, 2014 and last updated Sep 2018.
your “useful translations” are not useful at all without pinyin