汤圆是一种中国的传统小吃。
因为也是元宵节的特色食物，所以又叫元宵。
这种食物的历史很长，从宋朝就开始了。
汤圆里面一般有芝麻等原料，外形像一个球。
有的地方也有咸汤圆，里面是肉等原料。
吃汤圆意味着全家团聚，幸福美满，有非常美好的意义。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 汤圆 | tāng yuán | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 种 | zhǒng | classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 小吃 | xiǎo chī | street food; snack |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 元宵 | yuán xiāo | Lantern Festival / night of the 15th of the first lunar month / sticky rice dumplings |
| 节 | jié | seasonal festival |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 又 | yòu | also |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 宋 | Sòng | the Song dynasty (960–1279) / Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋 |
| 朝 | cháo | imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior |
| 一般 | yī bān | generally / in general |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 芝麻 | zhī ma | sesame (seed) |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 原料 | yuán liào | raw material |
| 外形 | wài xíng | figure / shape / external form / contour |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble / to be like / to look as if |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 球 | qiú | ball / sphere / globe / ball game / match |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist) |
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part |
| 咸 | xián | salted / salty / stingy / miserly |
| 肉 | ròu | meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 意味 | yì wèi | to mean / to imply / to get a sense of |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 全家 | quán jiā | whole family |
| 团聚 | tuán jù | to reunite / to have a reunion |
| 幸福 | xìng fú | happy / blessed |
| 美满 | měi mǎn | happy / blissful |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 美好 | měi hǎo | beautiful / fine |
| 意义 | yì yì | sense / meaning / significance / importance |