瓜

瓜 guā in a sentence

Melon

Full dictionary entry 6 sentences

瓜 (guā) means Melon. Below are 6 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这个西 瓜 真甜。

Zhège xīguā zhēn tián.

This watermelon is really sweet.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 甜

请把西 瓜 切开。

Qǐng bǎ xīguā qiē kāi.

Please cut the watermelon open.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 切

我买了一个西 瓜 。

Wǒ mǎi le yí gè xīguā.

I bought a watermelon.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 西瓜

我最喜欢吃西 瓜 。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī xīguā.

Watermelon is my favourite thing to eat.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 最

他把西 瓜 子吐了出来。

Tā bǎ xīguā zǐ tǔ le chūlái.

He spat out the watermelon seeds.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 吐

这个西 瓜 很大也很便宜。

Zhège xīguā hěn dà yě hěn piányi.

This watermelon is big and cheap.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 西瓜

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Questions about 瓜

How is 瓜 used in a sentence?

This page shows 6 sentences using 瓜 (guā, "Melon"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

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Why do some sentences show 瓜 inside a longer word?

Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 瓜 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.

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The dictionary page for 瓜 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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