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甘薯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

甘薯 Usage and Examples

Sweet potato

甘薯和竹子饭是我的早餐!

Sweet potato and bamboo rice are my breakfast!

住在阿比让四十公里以外的MariamKone,种着秋葵、甘薯和玉米,却要靠进口的大米来养家糊口。

Mariam Kone, who lives forty kilometers in Abidjan, grows okra, sweet potatoes, and corn, but depends on imported rice to support his family.

The characters in 甘薯

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
甘
gān5sweet, willing, beneficial
薯
shǔ18yam, potato, sweet potato

More words starting with 甘

  • gān甘yú于willing to, content to
  • gān甘yú于qīng清pín贫Content with poverty, Willing to lead a simple life
  • gān甘zuò做willingly do, gladly do
  • gān甘jū居Be content to remain, Content oneself with
  • gān甘jū居mù幕hòu后work behind the scenes, stay behind the scenes
  • gān甘dāng当Willing to be, Voluntarily serve as
  • gān甘xīn心willingly, readily
  • gān甘xīn心qíng情yuàn愿de地willingly, gladly
  • gān甘yuàn愿willingly, readily
  • gān甘zhǐ旨delicious food, delicacies
  • gān甘zhè柘sugarcane, sugar cane
  • gān甘gǒng汞calomel

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Questions about 甘薯

What does 甘薯 mean in Chinese?

甘薯 (gān shǔ) means “Sweet potato”.

How do you pronounce 甘薯?

甘薯 is pronounced gān shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Sweet potato” in Chinese?

“Sweet potato” is 甘薯 (gān shǔ) in Chinese.

How is 甘薯 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 甘薯, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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