棉花糖

miánhuātáng

noun

Measure Word

一块棉花糖 kuài

Meanings

1 cotton candy
2 candy floss
3 marshmallow

Characters

Examples

小孩子都爱吃棉花糖。

Xiǎoháizi dōu ài chī miánhuātáng.

Children all love cotton candy.

我们烤棉花糖吧。

Wǒmen kǎo miánhuātáng ba.

Let's roast marshmallows.

Tips

memory

Literally 'cotton-flower sugar' — the name captures both the fluffy spun cotton-candy kind and the soft pillow-shaped marshmallow. Context tells you which.

Stroke Order

棉 mián

花 huā

糖 táng