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南瓜

南瓜 (náng uā): Pumpkin (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

南瓜 consists of 2 characters.

melon, gourd, or similar fruit

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Word Info

Pinyinnáng uā

MeaningPumpkin

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word南瓜

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 南瓜.

Words with 南

东南dōng nánHSK 3
南方nán fāngHSK 3
西南xī nánHSK 3
南部nán bùHSK 4
南极洲Nán jí zhōuHSK 6
南美洲Nán měi zhōuHSK 6
指南针zhǐ nán zhēnHSK 6
南辕北辙nán yuán běi zhéHSK 6

Words with 瓜

西瓜xī guāHSK 2
黄瓜huáng guāHSK 5
傻瓜shǎ guāHSK 7-9
瓜分guā fēnHSK 7-9
瓜子guā zǐHSK 7-9
瓜瓤guā ráng
哈密瓜hā mì guā

3.

How to Use 南瓜 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 南瓜 with other words naturally.

Noun + Noun

náng南

uā瓜

dēng灯

neutral

jack-o'-lantern

náng南

uā瓜

tāng汤

neutral

pumpkin soup

Adjective + Nounwith大

dà大

náng南

uā瓜

neutral

big pumpkin

Verb + Objectwith切

qiē切

náng南

uā瓜

neutral

cut pumpkin

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

náng南

uā瓜

4.

Example Sentences with 南瓜

zhè这

shì是

nán南

guā瓜

。

This is a pumpkin.

neutral

a pumpkin

wàn万

shèng圣

jié节

pài派

duì对

shàng上

，

diāo雕

kè刻

nán南

guā瓜

dēng灯

shì是

bì必

bù不

kě可

shǎo少

de的

chuán传

tǒng统

huó活

dòng动

。

At Halloween parties, carving pumpkin lanterns is an essential traditional activity.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

dào道

cài菜

lǐ里

méi没

yǒu有

tiān添

jiā加

rèn任

hé何

nán南

guā瓜

chéng成

fèn分

ma吗

？

Are you sure this dish doesn't contain any pumpkin ingredients?

mā妈

mā妈

yòng用

nán南

guā瓜

zuò做

le了

tāng汤

。

Mom made soup with pumpkin.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

cháng尝

shì试

le了

duō多

cì次

，

wǒ我

réng仍

rán然

wú无

fǎ法

jiē接

shòu受

nán南

guā瓜

de的

tè特

shū殊

wèi味

dào道

。

Despite trying many times, I still cannot accept the unique taste of pumpkin.

nóng农

chǎng场

zhǔ主

bù不

jǐn仅

zhǒng种

zhí植

nán南

guā瓜

，

hái还

jiāng将

qí其

jiā加

gōng工

chéng成

gè各

zhǒng种

yǒu有

jī机

shí食

pǐn品

chū出

shòu售

。

The farmer not only grows pumpkins but also processes them into various organic foods for sale.

qiū秋

tiān天

de的

shí时

hòu候

，

nán南

guā瓜

chéng成

shú熟

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

tā它

zuò做

hěn很

duō多

hǎo好

chī吃

de的

。

In autumn, pumpkins ripen, and we can use them to make many delicious foods.

hēi嘿

，

zhōu周

mò末

yào要

bu不

yào要

yì一

qǐ起

shì试

shì试

yòng用

nán南

guā瓜

zuò做

yí一

dào道

chuàng创

yì意

tián甜

diǎn点

？

Hey, do you want to try making a creative dessert with pumpkin together this weekend?