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番薯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

番薯 Usage and Examples

Sweet potato

实际上,我们吃了如此多的番薯。

In fact, we ate so many sweet potatoes.

我们昨晚吃了一只火鸡和一些番薯。

We ate a turkey and some sweet potatoes last night.

The characters in 番薯

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
番
fān12times or turns
薯
shǔ18yam, potato, sweet potato

More words starting with 番

  • fān番hào号unit designation
  • fān番guā瓜pumpkin
  • pān番yú禺Panyu
  • pān番yú禺qū区Panyu District
  • fān番hóng红huā花saffron, crocus
  • fān番qié茄tomato
  • fān番qié茄yòu幼miáo苗Tomato seedling, Tomato plantlet
  • fān番qié茄chǎo炒dàn蛋Scrambled eggs with tomato, Tomato scrambled eggs
  • fān番qié茄de的Tomato, Of tomato
  • fān番qié茄yāng秧tomato plant, tomato seedling
  • fān番cài菜Western cuisine, Western food
  • fān番bāng邦foreign country (an old term)

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Questions about 番薯

What does 番薯 mean in Chinese?

番薯 (fān shǔ) means “Sweet potato”.

How do you pronounce 番薯?

番薯 is pronounced fān shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Sweet potato” in Chinese?

“Sweet potato” is 番薯 (fān shǔ) in Chinese.

How is 番薯 used in a sentence?

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

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