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粽子

rice dumpling

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zong4zi5 • zòngzi

Meaning

Primary

rice dumpling

Alternatives

rice dumplings, sticky rice dumpling, sticky rice dumplings, zongzi

Mnemonic

To remember 粽子 rice dumpling just picture a [5] quiet 子 child eating a tasty 粽 rice dumpling.

Usage

粽子 是 用 糯米 做 的。

Rice dumplings are made with sticky rice.

这 家 店 的 粽子 很 有名。

The rice dumpling at this store is very famous.

我 想 吃 一 个 粽子。

I want to eat a rice dumpling.