How to say “rice cooker” in Chinese
rice cooker
“Rice cooker” in Chinese is 电饭锅, diàn fàn guō: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
电饭锅 is read diàn fàn guō: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Originally a picture of lightning.
On the left, 饣 “food”.
On the left, 钅 “metal”. The right part is the same as in 祸 huò.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “电饭锅”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 电饭锅. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 用电饭锅煮米饭又快又方便yòngdiànfànguōzhǔmǐfànyòukuàiyòufāngbiànCooking rice in a rice cooker is both quick and easy.
More words from the lesson “Just in case”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rice cooker” in Chinese?
“Rice cooker” in Chinese is 电饭锅, pinyin diànfànguō.
What does 电饭锅 mean?
电饭锅 (diànfànguō) means “rice cooker”.
How do you write 电饭锅?
电饭锅 is 3 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 饭 (fàn) — food, cooked rice; 锅 (guō) — pot, wok. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 电饭锅?
电饭锅 is read diànfànguō. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, fàn — fourth tone, guō — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“rice cooker” in the lesson “Just in case”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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