汤
圆

Boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival in Chinese: 汤圆 (tāng yuán)

tāng yuán

boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 湯圓1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival

Stroke order

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汤
圆

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄤ

tāng

ㄊ/ tㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

汤圆

Simplified

湯圓

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 过节时我们一家人一起吃汤圆。

    guò jié shí wǒ men yì jiā rén yì qǐ chī tāng yuán。

    During the festival our whole family eats tangyuan together.

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Related words

汤

tāng

soup

圆

yuán

circle

圆满

yuán mǎn

satisfactory

团圆

tuán yuán

to have a reunion

圆形

yuán xíng

round

圆珠笔

yuán zhū bǐ

ballpoint pen

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