Word information
Simplified汤圆
Traditional湯圓
Pinyintāngyuán
Part of speech名
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
汤圆
tāngyuán · boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
Character breakdown
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