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title: "Chinese Word Search: Free Printable Puzzles by Topic, With Pinyin"
description: "A free Chinese word search: find eight words hidden in a square of characters from their English and pinyin, hear each one you find, and print it with the answers. A new puzzle every press, 16 topics, no sign-up."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-word-search"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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Free · Printable · No sign-up

# Chinese word search

Find eight food words from their English and pinyin.

1. chocolate qiǎokèlì 巧克力
2. snack xiǎochī 小吃
3. dumpling jiǎozi 饺子
4. egg jīdàn 鸡蛋
5. tofu dòufu 豆腐
6. barbecue shāokǎo 烧烤
7. cake dàngāo 蛋糕
8. steamed bun bāozi 包子

## More word searches

## How do I play?

Each clue is a word’s English and pinyin. Find its characters in the square, across, down or on the diagonal, and drag from the first character to the last, or tap the first and then the last. A word you find is marked and said aloud.

## Can I print it?

Yes. Print gives the puzzle and its clues on one page and the answers on the next, in black on white, for A4 or US Letter. Press New puzzle first for a different one.

## Which words are in it?

19 food words of two to four characters, the ones a class teaches first, eight a puzzle. Every other square is a character from the same topic’s words, so a near miss can look like a word.

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- [Chinese Food Words with audio](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary/food)
- [Food quiz](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-quiz/food)
- [Food bingo](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-bingo/food)
- [Chinese crossword](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-crossword)
- [Chinese flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards)
- [Character worksheet maker](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-character-worksheet)
- [Free teaching resources](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers)

Pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary.