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瓜子 (guā zǐ): Melon seeds (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

瓜子 consists of 2 characters.

melon, gourd, or similar fruit

child, offspring, seed, small thing

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Word Info

Pinyinguā zǐ

Meaningmelon seeds

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word瓜子

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 瓜子.

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Words with 子

儿子ér ziHSK 1
杯子bēi ziHSK 1
桌子zhuō ziHSK 1
椅子yǐ ziHSK 1
妻子qī ziHSK 2
孩子hái ziHSK 2
本子běn ziHSK 2
个子

gè zi

HSK 3

3.

How to Use 瓜子 in Sentences

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

Noun + Nounwith壳

guā瓜

zǐ子

ké壳

neutral

sunflower seed shell

Adjective + Nounwith五香

wǔ五

xiāng香

guā瓜

zǐ子

Measure Word + Nounwith包

yì一

bāo包

guā瓜

zǐ子

Verb + Objectwith嗑

kè嗑

guā瓜

zǐ子

neutral

crack sunflower seeds

4.

Example Sentences with 瓜子

wǒ我

chī吃

guā瓜

zi子

。

I eat sunflower seeds.

neutral

five-spice sunflower seeds

neutral

a pack of sunflower seeds

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

huì会

yì议

jiàn间

xiē歇

，

tí提

gōng供

guā瓜

zǐ子

zuò作

wéi为

chá茶

diǎn点

xiǎn显

de得

bú不

gòu够

zhuāng庄

zhòng重

。

Providing melon seeds as refreshments during formal meeting breaks appears insufficiently dignified.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

què确

rèn认

yí一

xià下

，

zhè这

bāo包

guā瓜

zǐ子

shì是

fǒu否

hán含

yǒu有

guò过

mǐn敏

yuán原

chéng成

fèn分

？

Could you please confirm whether this packet of melon seeds contains any allergen ingredients?

mā妈

mā妈

mǎi买

le了

yī一

xiē些

guā瓜

zi子

，

wǒ我

men们

biān边

kàn看

diàn电

shì视

biān边

chī吃

。

Mom bought some sunflower seeds, and we ate them while watching TV.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

guā瓜

zǐ子

měi美

wèi味

，

dàn但

guò过

liàng量

shí食

yòng用

kě可

néng能

dǎo导

zhì致

xiāo消

huà化

bù不

liáng良

huò或

shàng上

huǒ火

。

Although melon seeds are delicious, excessive consumption may lead to indigestion or internal heat.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

cháng尝

shì试

guò过

zhè这

zhǒng种

wǔ五

xiāng香

guā瓜

zǐ子

，

yīn因

cǐ此

duì对

qí其

dú独

tè特

fēng风

wèi味

yì一

wú无

suǒ所

zhī知

。

He has never tried this spiced melon seeds, so he knows nothing about their unique flavor.

zài在

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

dà大

jiā家

yī一

biān边

liáo聊

tiān天

yī一

biān边

kē嗑

guā瓜

zi子

，

qì气

fēn氛

hěn很

qīng轻

sōng松

。

At the party, everyone chatted and cracked sunflower seeds, creating a relaxed atmosphere.

zhōu周

mò末

wǔ午

hòu后

，

pào泡

yì一

hú壶

chá茶

，

kè嗑

zhe着

guā瓜

zǐ子

dú读

xiǎo小

shuō说

，

shì是

wǒ我

zuì最

qiè惬

yì意

de的

xiāo消

qiǎn遣

。

On weekend afternoons, brewing a pot of tea, cracking melon seeds while reading a novel is my most enjoyable pastime.