How to say “dumplings” in Chinese
dumplings
“Dumplings” in Chinese is 饺子, jiǎo zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
饺子 is read jiǎo zi: 2 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
On the left, 饣 “food”.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “饺子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 饺子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我想吃饺子wǒxiǎngchījiǎoziI'd like some dumplings.
- 我没吃过饺子。wǒméichīguojiǎoziI’ve never eaten dumplings.
- 我没吃过2饺子wǒméichīguojiǎoziI’ve never eaten dumplings.
- 饺子熟了，快来吃吧！jiǎozishúle,kuàiláichībaThe dumplings are ready, come and eat!
- 我要二两饺子。wǒyàoèrliǎngjiǎoziI'd like two liang of dumplings.
- 我要二两2饺子wǒyàoèrliǎngjiǎoziI'd like two liang of dumplings.
More words from the lesson “Chinese food”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dumplings” in Chinese?
“Dumplings” in Chinese is 饺子, pinyin jiǎozi.
What does 饺子 mean?
饺子 (jiǎozi) means “dumplings”.
How do you write 饺子?
饺子 is 2 characters: 饺 (jiǎo) — dumpling; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 饺子?
饺子 is read jiǎozi. Tones: jiǎo — third tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dumplings” in the lesson “Chinese food”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. 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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