Glutinous rice ball in Chinese
glutinous rice ball (sweet dumpling in soup) · HSK 6
汤圆
- 汤 soup
- 圆 round
Counted with 个: 一个汤圆
元宵节我们一家人吃汤圆。 Our family eats sweet rice dumplings at the Lantern Festival.
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How do you say glutinous rice ball in Chinese?
Glutinous rice ball in Chinese is 汤圆 (tāng yuán).
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