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Meaning of qingtuan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/tʃɪŋ.twɑn/

Definitions

A sweet rice-flour ball, usually filled with red bean paste, traditionally consumed on Tomb Sweeping Day in China.

Examples

“[...] qingtuan, which are green sticky rice balls, are eaten.”
“[...] qingtuan, which are sweet green rice dumplings made from glutinous rice colored with vegetable juices […]”
“[...] are used to make Chinese dishes such as qingtuan and dumplings.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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