红
薯

Sweet potato in Chinese: 红薯 (hóng shǔ)

hóng shǔ

sweet potato

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

Definitions

  1. 1sweet potato

Stroke order

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红
薯

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄥˊ

hóng

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄨˇ

shǔ

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

红薯

Simplified

紅薯

Traditional

Example sentences

See 红薯 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 冬天我喜欢吃烤红薯。

    dōng tiān wǒ xǐ huan chī kǎo hóng shǔ。

    In winter I like to eat roasted sweet potatoes.

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Related words

红

hóng

red

红色

hóng sè

red (color)

红茶

hóng chá

black tea

红酒

hóng jiǔ

red wine

红包

hóng bāo

money wrapped in red as a gift

薯片

shǔ piàn

fried potato chips

薯条

shǔ tiáo

french fries

通红

tōng hóng

very red

分红

fēn hóng

dividend

红灯

hóng dēng

red light

红火

hóng huǒ

prosperous

红润

hóng rùn

ruddy

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