瓜子 meaning in English

guāzǐ

melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack

HSK 7-9noun8 strokes

Meaning of 瓜子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

guāzǐ
  1. melon seed
  2. seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack

瓜子 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men一yī边biān嗑kē瓜guā子zi,一yī边biān打dǎ牌pái。
They eat melon seeds while they play cards.
他tā们men一yī边biān嗑kē香xiāng瓜guā子zi,一yī边biān打dǎ牌pái。
They eat sunflower seeds while playing cards.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

瓜 guā · melon · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 瓜子.

孩子háizichild
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
杯子bēizicup; glass
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子běnzibook; notebook
样子yàngziappearance; manner
日子rìziday; a (calendar) date
椅子yǐzichair
瓶子píngzibottle
例子lìzicase; (for) instance

Questions about 瓜子

What does 瓜子 mean?

瓜子 (guāzǐ) means "melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 瓜子?

瓜子 is made of 2 characters: 瓜 (5 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 瓜子 an HSK word?

Yes. 瓜子 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.