nián
gāo

common
food
culture

Meaning of 年糕

年糕 means glutinous rice cake traditionally eaten during the Lunar New Year. Pronounced nián gāo.

  • glutinous rice cake traditionally eaten during the Lunar New Year

Definitions & Examples

Guò
nián
de
shí
hou
 
men
jiā
zǒng
yào
chī
nián
gāo
 

During New Year, our family always eats rice cake.

Zhè
zhǒng
nián
gāo
shì
yòng
nuò
zuò
de
 
hěn
nián
 

This kind of rice cake is made from glutinous rice and is very sticky.

Nǎi
nai
nián
gāo
qiē
chéng
piàn
 
fàng
zài
guō
jiān
 

Grandma sliced the rice cake and fried it in the pan.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ jīn