青团

青糰
qīngtuán
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 qingtuan
  2. 2 green rice dumpling (traditional Jiangnan snack made with glutinous rice and mugwort, eaten around Qingming Festival)

Examples

HSK 6
Qīngmíngjié wǒmen chī qīngtuán.
We eat qingtuan during the Qingming Festival.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā diàn de qīngtuán xiànliào hěn fēngfù.
This shop's qingtuan has very rich fillings.

Tips

culture
青团 is a seasonal snack from the Jiangnan region 南方, traditionally made by mixing glutinous rice flour with the juice of mugwort 艾草 or barley grass, giving it a distinctive green color. It is typically filled with sweet red bean paste and eaten around 清明节 (Tomb-Sweeping Day).

Stroke Order

qīng
tuán