Word: 杏 (xìng) 杏 dictionary entry xìng apricot; almond Full dictionary entry for 杏 Example sentences using 杏 4 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 六月的面杏儿，一捏两瓣儿 liùyuè de miàn xìng ér, yì niē liǎng bànr a June ripe apricot: one pinch and it splits in two 宁吃鲜桃儿一口，不吃烂杏儿一筐 níng chī xiān táo ér yìkǒu, bùchī làn xìng ér yì kuāng better one bite of a fresh peach than a basket of rotten apricots 桃三杏四梨五年，枣子当年便还钱 táo sān xìng sì lí wǔ nián, zǎozi dāngnián biàn huán qián peach three, apricot four, pear five years; the jujube pays back the same year 桃养人，杏伤人，李子树下埋死人 táo yǎng rén, xìng shāngrén, lǐzi shù xià mái sǐ rén peaches nourish, apricots harm, under the plum tree they bury the dead