Chinese Traditional: 粽子
Chinese Simplified: 粽子
Pinyin: zong4 zi5
Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄗ˙
English Meaning: zongzi (a pyramid-shaped mass of glutinous rice wrapped in leaves, traditional food served at the Dragon Boat Festival)
Classifier: (ke1) or (li4) or (chuan4)

Example Sentences:

粽子是用竹葉包糯米做成。
粽子是用竹叶包糯米做成。
zong4 zi5 shi4 yong4 zhu2 ye4 bao1 nuo4 mi3 zuo4 cheng2.
Zongzi is made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves.
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Related Words:

 

zòng

glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves

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zi

1. (an unaccentuated suffix for commonly used one-syllable nouns) 2. (a suffix added to change adjectives or verbs into nouns)

Here: (an unaccentuated suffix for commonly used one-syllable nouns)

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