汤圆

tāngyuán

boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 湯圓

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我家过年吃汤圆。

My family eats sweet rice balls for the festival.

这碗汤圆真甜。

This bowl of rice balls is really sweet.