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糖果

tángguǒ

candy

A jar full of colorful wrapped candies
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Characters in this word

糖 táng

Strokes
16
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 唐 the Tang dynasty
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

果 guǒ

Strokes
8
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
田 field, farm, arable land 木 tree
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 果

Example phrases

  • 医生建议他减少糖果摄入,以免影响牙齿健康。 Yīshēng jiànyì tā jiǎnshǎo tángguǒ shèrù, yǐmiǎn yǐngxiǎng yáchǐ jiànkāng. The doctor advised him to reduce his intake of sweets so as not to affect his dental health.
  • 过年的时候,孩子们最喜欢收到糖果。 Guònián de shíhou, háizimen zuì xǐhuan shōudào tángguǒ. At New Year, children like receiving candy the most.
  • 她的包里总是带着几颗水果味的糖果。 Tā de bāo lǐ zǒngshì dài zhe jǐ kē shuǐguǒ wèi de tángguǒ. She always carries a few fruit-flavored candies in her bag.

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