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CHINESE CHARACTER

xiàn

馅

馅

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stuffing; filling

Numbered pinyin
xian4
English meanings
filling; stuffing (in food)

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这gè个jiǎozi饺子xiàn馅hěn很hǎochī好吃。

    This dumpling filling is delicious.

  2. 02

    yuèbing月饼xiàn馅lǐ里yǒu有jiān坚guǒ果。

    The mooncake filling contains nuts.

  3. 03

    tā她zài在bāozi包子lǐ里fàng放le了ròu肉xiàn馅。

    She put meat filling in the steamed buns.

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