Chinese Word: 馒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

馒 (Trad.: 饅)HSK 5

Pinyin: mán

English Definition: steamed bread

Chinese Definition:
①(馒头)ａ．一种用发面蒸成的食品，圆形或长方形，无馅；b．方言，指包子(“(饅)头”均读轻声)。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 食

Pictophonetic:曼 indicates the sound; 饣 (food) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 饣 [ shí ] food; to eat
- 曼 [ màn ] long, extended, vast; beautiful

Similar Characters: 慢漫蔓幔帐缦

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	馒头HSK 5	mán tou	steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread; Classifiers: 个
	不蒸馒头争口气	bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì	not to be crushed (idiom); to be determined to have one's revenge

1		wǒ 我 yào 要 chī miàn tiáo 吃面条 ér 而 bú yào 不要 chī 吃 mán tou 馒头。 I'll plump for noodles rather than buns.
2		jīn tiān 今天 de 的 wǔ fàn 午饭 shì 是 mán tou 馒头 hé 和 dòu fu 豆腐。 The lunch today is steamed bun and tofu.
3		jīn tiān 今天 wǒ 我 chī 吃 le 了 liǎng gè 两个 mán tou 馒头 hé 和 yī gè 一个 jī dàn 鸡蛋。 Today I had two steamed buns and one egg.
4		zài 在 zhōng guó 中国， mán tou 馒头 shì 是 chuán tǒng 传统 de 的 zhǔ shí 主食 zhī yī 之一。 In China, steamed buns are one of the traditional staple foods.
5		bǎo cān 饱餐 hòu 后 chī 吃 gè 个 tián 甜 mán tou 馒头， zhēn shi 真是 tài 太 měi hǎo 美好 le 了。 Eating a sweet steamed bun after a full meal is so wonderful.

1		wǒ 我 yào 要 chī miàn tiáo 吃面条 ér 而 bú yào 不要 chī 吃 mán tou 馒头。 I'll plump for noodles rather than buns.
2		jīn tiān 今天 de 的 wǔ fàn 午饭 shì 是 mán tou 馒头 hé 和 dòu fu 豆腐。 The lunch today is steamed bun and tofu.
3		jīn tiān 今天 wǒ 我 chī 吃 le 了 liǎng gè 两个 mán tou 馒头 hé 和 yī gè 一个 jī dàn 鸡蛋。 Today I had two steamed buns and one egg.
4		zài 在 zhōng guó 中国， mán tou 馒头 shì 是 chuán tǒng 传统 de 的 zhǔ shí 主食 zhī yī 之一。 In China, steamed buns are one of the traditional staple foods.
5		bǎo cān 饱餐 hòu 后 chī 吃 gè 个 tián 甜 mán tou 馒头， zhēn shi 真是 tài 太 měi hǎo 美好 le 了。 Eating a sweet steamed bun after a full meal is so wonderful.