口香糖 (kǒuxiāngtáng): chewing gum

Measure Word

一块口香糖 kuài

Meanings

1 chewing gum

Characters

Examples

你有口香糖吗？

Nǐ yǒu kǒuxiāngtáng ma?

Do you have any chewing gum?

吃完饭后嚼一块口香糖。

Chīwán fànhòu jiáo yīkuài kǒuxiāngtáng.

Chew a piece of gum after eating.

Tips

memory

Mouth (口) + fragrant (香) + candy (糖) = fragrant mouth candy, i.e. chewing gum. The name describes exactly what it does!

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

香 xiāng

糖 táng

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