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CHINESE CHARACTER

gāo

糕

糕

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cake; pastry

Numbered pinyin
gao1
English meanings
cake; pastry; rice cake

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我mǎi买le了yī一gè个shēngri生日dàngāo蛋糕。

    I bought a birthday cake.

  2. 02

    guònian过年shí时rénmen人们cháng常chī吃nián年gāo糕。

    People often eat rice cakes during the New Year.

  3. 03

    zhè这zhǒng种gāo糕diǎn点hěn很hǎochī好吃。

    This kind of pastry is delicious.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 蛋糕
  • 糕点
  • 年糕
  • 糟糕
  • 雪糕