通心面 (tōngxīnmiàn): macaroni

Measure Word

一份通心面 fèn

Meanings

1 macaroni

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

晚饭我做了通心面配番茄酱。

Wǎnfàn wǒ zuò le tōngxīnmiàn pèi fānqiéjiàng.

For dinner I made macaroni with tomato sauce.

HSK 7-9

孩子最爱吃芝士通心面。

Háizi zuì ài chī zhīshì tōngxīnmiàn.

The kids love cheese macaroni the most.

Tips

memory

Literally 'pass-through-heart noodles' - 通心 describes the hollow tube of the pasta. The name is descriptive, not phonetic.

usage

Variants: 通心粉 is more common in mainland speech; 通心面 is more common on packaging and in writing. Both refer to the same hollow tubular pasta.

Stroke Order

通 tōng

心 xīn

面 miàn

Related Words

通心粉 tōngxīnfěn #10,692

macaroni

通信 tōngxìn HSK 3 #5,547

communication / to correspond / telecommunications

通行证 tōngxíngzhèng HSK 7-9 #5,876

pass / permit / laissez-passer

通向 tōngxiàng #6,042

to lead to / to go towards

通讯 tōngxùn HSK 6 #3,850

communications; telecommunication / news report; correspondence

通往 tōngwǎng HSK 7-9 #5,035

to lead to / to go to

通道 tōngdào HSK 6 #3,439

passage; passageway; corridor / channel; pathway

通话 tōnghuà HSK 6 #2,488

phone call; to make a phone call / to communicate by phone

通常 tōngcháng HSK 3 #1,248

usually / normally / ordinarily

通 tōng HSK 2 #1,132

to go through; to pass through / to connect; to lead to / to communicate; to be in touch / to understand thoroughly; to be expert in / open; unobstructed; clear / common; general; widely shared / classifier for letters, telegrams, and phone calls