HSK · Level 53
105 words
Chinese word
粽子
Pronunciation
Pinyinzòng zi
Meaning
- nounrice dumpling
Example
这个粽子很香。zhè ge zòng zi hěn xiāng
This rice dumpling smells very good.
More examples
端午节我们一家人会一起吃粽子。duān wǔ jié wǒ men yì jiā rén huì yì qǐ chī zòng zi
During the Dragon Boat Festival, our whole family eats rice dumplings together.
Core concept
A traditional rice parcel whose leaf wrapping keeps the sticky grains together during steaming or boiling.
Common phrases
吃粽子chī zòng zi
eat rice dumplings
包粽子bāo zòng zi
wrap rice dumplings
买粽子mǎi zòng zi
buy rice dumplings
Similar words
饺子jiǎo zi: A bite-sized dish made by wrapping filling in thin dough and boiling, steaming, or pan-frying it.
包子bāo zi: A round, soft snack made by wrapping filling in fermented dough and steaming it.
年糕nián gāo: A chewy cake made from sticky rice or rice flour and cooked by steaming or pan-frying.
Definition in Chinese
以糯米为主料，包裹在叶子里并蒸或煮熟的一种传统小吃，外形多为三角或长条状，常见于端午节期间。yǐ nuò mǐ wéi zhǔ liào bāo guǒ zài yè zi lǐ bìng zhēng huò zhǔ shú de yì zhǒng chuán tǒng xiǎo chī wài xíng duō wèi sān jiǎo huò cháng tiáo zhuàng cháng jiàn yú duān wǔ jié qī jiān
Word origin
The food term is formed from 粽 (zòng, "leaf-wrapped sticky-rice food") + 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix"), linking the cooking form to a standard Chinese food noun.
Usage tips
- For everyday quantities, 个 (gè, "general classifier") is a useful broad classifier when buying, serving, or counting these parcels.
Related words
- 粽子铺zòng zi pùrice dumpling shopnoun
- 粽子馅zòng zi xiànrice dumpling fillingnoun