How to say “tangyuan” in Chinese
tangyuan (rice balls)
“Tangyuan” in Chinese is 汤圆, tāng yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
汤圆 is read tāng yuán: 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, 氵 “water”. The right part is the same as in 场 chǎng and 扬 yáng.
Outside, 囗 “enclosure”; inside, 员 yuán hints at the reading.
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 “汤圆”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 汤圆. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种甜品，北方叫元宵，南方叫汤圆，做法也不太一样。zhèzhǒngtiánpǐn,běifāngjiàoyuánxiāo,nánfāngjiàotāngyuán,zuòfǎyěbútàiyíyàngThis sweet is called yuanxiao in the north and tangyuan in the south, and they’re made a bit differently too.
- 汤圆煮好了快来吃吧tāngyuánzhǔhǎole,kuàiláichībaThe tangyuan are ready, come and eat!
More words from the lesson “Festivals: lanterns, yuanxiao and zongzi”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tangyuan” in Chinese?
“Tangyuan” in Chinese is 汤圆, pinyin tāngyuán.
What does 汤圆 mean?
汤圆 (tāngyuán) means “tangyuan (rice balls)”.
How do you write 汤圆?
汤圆 is 2 characters: 汤 (tāng) — soup, broth; 圆 (yuán) — circle; round. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 汤圆?
汤圆 is read tāngyuán. Tones: tāng — first tone, yuán — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“tangyuan” in the lesson “Festivals: lanterns, yuanxiao and zongzi”
This word is from the topic “China’s history and traditions” 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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