tāng
yuán

HSK 7-9
common
noun

Meaning of 汤圆

汤圆 means glutinous rice balls; sweet dumplings in soup. Pronounced tāng yuán. HSK 7-9.

  • glutinous rice balls; sweet dumplings in soup

Definitions & Examples

Yuán
xiāo
jié
wǎn
shàng
 
men
quán
jiā
chī
tāng
yuán
 

On the evening of the Lantern Festival, our whole family ate tangyuan together.

Zhè
jiā
de
zhī
ma
xiàn
tāng
yuán
bié
hǎo
chī
 

The sesame-filled tangyuan from this shop is especially delicious.

Tāng
yuán
xiàng
zhēng
zhe
jiā
tíng
tuán
yuán
xìng
 

Tangyuan symbolizes family reunion and happiness.

Nán
fāng
rén
huān
chī
tián
tāng
yuán
 
běi
fāng
rén
yǒu
shí
huì
chī
xián
de
 

People in southern China like sweet tangyuan, while those in the north sometimes eat savory ones.

huì
zuò
huā
shēng
xiàn
de
tāng
yuán
 

She knows how to make peanut-filled tangyuan herself.

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