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南瓜
南瓜 (náng uā): Pumpkin (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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南 • náng • south • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
náng
南
south
瓜 • uā • melon, gourd, or similar fruit
uā
瓜
melon, gourd, or similar fruit
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More common words that include characters from 南瓜.
Words with
南
东南
dōng nán
southeast
南方
nán fāng
south
西南
xī nán
southwest
南部
nán bù
southern part
南极洲
Nán jí zhōu
Antarctica
南美洲
Nán měi zhōu
South America
指南针
zhǐ nán zhēn
compass
南辕北辙
nán yuán běi zhé
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose [idiom]
Words with
瓜
西瓜
xī guā
watermelon
黄瓜
huáng guā
cucumber
傻瓜
shǎ guā
Fool
瓜分
guā fēn
divide up / partition
瓜子
guā zǐ
melon seeds
瓜瓤
guā ráng
melon pulp/flesh
瓜葛
guā gé
connection; involvement (often negative)
甜瓜
tián guā
melon; cantaloupe
4.
How to Use 南瓜 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
náng
南
uā
瓜
dēng
灯
neutral
jack-o'-lantern
náng
南
uā
瓜
tāng
汤
neutral
pumpkin soup
Adjective + Noun
with
大
dà
大
náng
南
uā
瓜
neutral
big pumpkin
Verb + Object
with
切
qiē
切
náng
南
uā
瓜
neutral
cut pumpkin
Measure Word + Noun
with
个
yī
一
gè
个
náng
南
uā
瓜
5.
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.
