烤地瓜

kǎodìguā

noun

Measure Word

一个烤地瓜 gè

Meanings

1 roasted sweet potato
2 baked sweet potato (street-food style)

Characters

to roast, to bake

Examples

冬天街边的烤地瓜又香又暖。

Dōngtiān jiē biān de kǎodìguā yòu xiāng yòu nuǎn.

Winter street-stall roasted sweet potatoes are fragrant and warm.

老板，来两个烤地瓜。

Lǎobǎn, lái liǎng gè kǎodìguā.

Boss, two roasted sweet potatoes please.

Tips

culture

A signature Chinese winter street food. Vendors roast them in oil-drum ovens (铁桶烤炉) with the glowing coals on top — you pick a hot potato, they weigh it, you eat it with gloves steaming. Also called 烤红薯.

Stroke Order

烤 kǎo

地 dì

瓜 guā