雪团

雪團

xuětuán

noun

Measure Word

一个雪团 gè

Meanings

1 snowball
2 snow-white ball-shaped pastry; rice-flour dumpling rolled in powdered sugar or coconut

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

孩子们打雪团玩。

Háizi men dǎ xuětuán wán.

The children played snowball fights.

HSK 7-9

店里新出了椰蓉雪团。

Diàn lǐ xīn chū le yēróng xuětuán.

The shop has just released coconut snowball pastries.

Tips

usage

雪团 has two senses: a literal snowball (often written 雪球 in modern usage), and a confectionery - a glutinous-rice or sponge dumpling rolled in white coating, popular in bakery menus and bubble-tea shops.

Stroke Order

雪 xuě

团 tuán