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CHINESE WORD

tāng yuán

汤圆

boiled balls of glutinous rice flour

Numbered pinyin
tang1 yuan2
English meanings
boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    ruǎn软nuò糯de的tāngyuán汤圆。

    Soft sweet dumplings.

  2. 02

    yuán元xiāo宵chī吃tāngyuán汤圆。

    Eat tangyuan on Lantern Festival.

  3. 03

    tián甜tiánmì甜蜜mì蜜。

    Sweet and lovely.

  4. 04

    hé阖jiā家tuányuán团圆。

    Family reunion.

  5. 05

    qí其lè乐róng融róng融。

    Warm and happy.

  6. 06

    xìngfú幸福měimǎn美满。

    Happy and complete.

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