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How do you say "butter" in Chinese?
黄油
huáng yóu
In Chinese, "butter" is 黄油.
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Pronunciation
HUANG YOU. Huang has flat tone, you has rising tone. Keep huang level, climb up on you.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 黄 (huang) has 11 strokes meaning yellow, 油 (you) has 8 strokes meaning oil or fat.
Example sentence
黄油在冰箱里。
Butter is in the refrigerator.
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How to remember 黄油
Yellow oil. Butter is yellow and is an oil or fat, so the characters describe its color and nature.
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- jar 罐子 guàn zi
- pastry 糕点 gāo diǎn
- pie 馅饼 xiàn bǐng
- salt 盐 yán
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Questions about 黄油
How do you say "butter" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "butter" is 黄油. It is a noun.
How is 黄油 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 黄 (huang) has 11 strokes meaning yellow, 油 (you) has 8 strokes meaning oil or fat.
How is 黄油 used in a sentence?
Use 黄油 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 黄油在冰箱里。 (Butter is in the refrigerator.).
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