sunflower seeds; snack
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
sunflower seeds; edible seeds of the sunflower
neutralOften eaten as a snack, sometimes spiced or roasted. Can also be pressed for oil. The diminutive suffix '～儿' (kuí huā zǐr) is common in speech.
Wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
yī一
dà大
bāo包
yuán原
wèi味
kuí葵
huā花
zǐ籽
。
I bought a big bag of plain sunflower seeds.
Guò过
nián年
shí时
，
jiā家
lǐ里
cháng常
bèi备
zhe着
guā瓜
zǐ子
r儿
。
During the New Year, sunflower seeds are often stocked at home.
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Kuí葵
huā花
zǐ籽
yóu油
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jiàn健
kāng康
de的
shí食
yòng用
yóu油
。
Sunflower seed oil is a healthy cooking oil.
Tā他
yī一
biān边
kàn看
diàn电
shì视
，
yī一
biān边
kè嗑
guā瓜
zǐ子
。
He cracks sunflower seeds while watching TV.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
kuí葵
huā花
zǐ籽
shì是
wǔ五
xiāng香
wèi味
de的
。
These sunflower seeds are five-spice flavored.