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How do you say "cooker" in Chinese?
电饭锅
diàn fàn guō
In Chinese, "cooker" is 电饭锅.
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Pronunciation
Diàn (high falling tone) fàn (falling tone) guō (high flat tone). Drop, drop, then hold high.
Writing and usage
Three characters totalling 21 strokes. 电 (electricity) has 5 strokes. 饭 (rice) has 8 strokes. 锅 (pot) has 11 strokes.
Example sentence
我用电饭锅做饭。
I use a cooker to make rice.
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How to remember 电饭锅
Electric-rice-pot. An electric rice cooker is literally a powered pot for cooking rice.
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Questions about 电饭锅
How do you say "cooker" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "cooker" is 电饭锅. It is a noun.
How is 电饭锅 written in Chinese?
Three characters totalling 21 strokes. 电 (electricity) has 5 strokes. 饭 (rice) has 8 strokes. 锅 (pot) has 11 strokes.
How is 电饭锅 used in a sentence?
Use 电饭锅 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我用电饭锅做饭。 (I use a cooker to make rice.).
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