mán
馒
steamed bun
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
steamed bun; steamed bread
Mostly used in fixed compound words, rarely used alone in modern Mandarin.
Wǒ我
zǎo早
shàng上
chī吃
le了
yí一
gè个
mán馒
tou头
hé和
yī一
bēi杯
dòu豆
jiāng浆
。
I ate one steamed bun and a cup of soybean milk for breakfast.
Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
hóng红
táng糖
mán馒
tou头
hěn很
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
。
The brown sugar steamed buns at this shop are very popular.
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Běi北
fāng方
rén人
cháng常
bǎ把
mán馒
tóu头
dāng当
zuò作
zhǔ主
shí食
。
People in northern China often take steamed buns as their staple food.
Mā妈
ma妈
zhēng蒸
le了
yī一
guō锅
bái白
bái白
pàng胖
pàng胖
de的
mán馒
tou头
。
Mom steamed a pot of plump, fluffy steamed buns.
Tā他
mǎi买
le了
jǐ几
gè个
ròu肉
mán馒
tou头
dāng当
wǔ午
cān餐
。
He bought a few pork-filled steamed buns for lunch.