Differences between vegetable and fruit?
I found that the partitionings of vegetable and fruit in English are a bit different from Chinese. Just like tomato, we think it's a kind of vegetable but it seems more like fruit than vegetable in English. Is that right? And how to define what's vegetable or fruit in English?
我发现中文和英文对水果和蔬菜的划分有所不同，像中文里认为西红柿是蔬菜，但是貌似英文里面认为西红柿是水果？对吗？那英文到底是怎么划分蔬菜和水果的界限的呢？

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Differences between vegetable and fruit?
I found that the partitionings of vegetable and fruit in English are a bit different from Chinese. Just like tomato, we think it's a kind of vegetable but it seems more like fruit than vegetable in English. Is that right? And how to define what's vegetable or fruit in English?
我发现中文和英文对水果和蔬菜的划分有所不同，像中文里认为西红柿是蔬菜，但是貌似英文里面认为西红柿是水果？对吗？那英文到底是怎么划分蔬菜和水果的界限的呢？

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I came across this quote looking for more info on the question:
"Knowledge is to know that a tomato is a fruit, but wisdom is to know not to put one in a fruit salad."

Scientifically, a tomato is a fruit, as are peppers and bean pods, simply because they contain seeds.  But in the kitchen, these are considered vegetables as they are used like other vegetables.

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The concept between the vegetable and fruit is the same as Chinese. 

Vegetable = 蔬菜, Fruit = 水果 

Tomato is vegetable

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Hello Chitwing,

Here's is aslo an interesting list of fruits ( beside  tomatoes) that are often thought to be vegetables:

* tomatoes
    * cucumbers
    * squashes and zucchini
    * avocados
    * green, red, and yellow peppers
    * peapods
    * pumpkins
    * olives

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Fruit is sweet, vegetable is not.

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jalapeños have seeds xD

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