Steamed bun in Chinese
steamed bun (with filling) · HSK 1
包子
- 包 to wrap
- 子 son
Counted with 个: 一个包子
早上我吃了两个包子。 I ate two steamed buns this morning.
Other ways to say steamed bun
More words with 包 or 子
How do you say steamed bun in Chinese?
Steamed bun in Chinese is 包子 (bāo zi). You can also say 馒头 (mán tou).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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