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How do you say "waffle" in Chinese?
华夫饼
huá fū bǐng
In Chinese, "waffle" is 华夫饼.
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Pronunciation
HUA FU BING. Hua is flat, fu is flat, bing is flat. All three tones level.
Writing and usage
Three characters: 华 (hua) has 6 strokes meaning flowery or ornate, 夫 (fu) has 4 strokes, 饼 (bing) has 5 strokes meaning cake or flatbread.
Example sentence
华夫饼有格子。
Waffles have a grid pattern.
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How to remember 华夫饼
Waffle is a borrowed English word, so these are phonetic characters chosen to sound like it.
Related words
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- croissant 牛角面包 niú jiǎo miàn bāo
- dough 面团 miàn tuán
- hotdog 热狗 rè gǒu
- jam 果酱 guǒ jiàng
- stove 烤箱 kǎo xiāng
- plastic wrap 保鲜膜 bǎo xiān mó
- pot 筒 tǒng
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Questions about 华夫饼
How do you say "waffle" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "waffle" is 华夫饼. It is a noun.
How is 华夫饼 written in Chinese?
Three characters: 华 (hua) has 6 strokes meaning flowery or ornate, 夫 (fu) has 4 strokes, 饼 (bing) has 5 strokes meaning cake or flatbread.
How is 华夫饼 used in a sentence?
Use 华夫饼 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 华夫饼有格子。 (Waffles have a grid pattern.).
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