How to say “mantou” in Chinese
mantou, steamed bun
“Mantou” in Chinese is 馒头, mán tou: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
馒头 is read mán tou: 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”; on the right, 曼 màn — as in 慢 màn. It appears only in 馒头.
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 “馒头”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 馒头. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 北方人爱吃馒头和面条儿，南方人爱吃米饭。běifāngrénàichīmántouhémiàntiáor,nánfāngrénàichīmǐfànNortherners love mantou and noodles, and southerners love rice.
More words from the lesson “Chinese food”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mantou” in Chinese?
“Mantou” in Chinese is 馒头, pinyin mántou.
What does 馒头 mean?
馒头 (mántou) means “mantou, steamed bun”.
How do you write 馒头?
馒头 is 2 characters: 馒 (mán) — part of the word “steamed bun”; 头 (tóu) — head. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 馒头?
馒头 is read mántou. Tones: mán — second tone, tou — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“mantou” in the lesson “Chinese food”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. 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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