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南瓜

nán guā

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

南瓜 (nán guā) means "pumpkin". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 南瓜 means

1. pumpkin

The characters in 南瓜

• 南nánsouth
• 瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip

Example sentences

• 我喜欢喝南瓜汤。
  Wǒ xǐhuan hē nánguā tāng.
  I like to drink pumpkin soup.
• 美国人所吃的食物中约有三分之一来自蜜蜂授粉的农作物，包括苹果、甜瓜、蔓越莓、南瓜、栉瓜、绿花椰菜和杏仁等等。
  About one-third of the food eaten by Americans comes from crops pollinated by honey bees, including apples, melons, cranberries, pumpkins, squash, broccoli, and almonds, to name just a few.

Words starting with 南瓜

• 南瓜灯nán guā dēngjack-o'-lantern

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