馒头
mántou
steamed bun (plain)
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 北方人早餐常吃馒头。Northerners often eat steamed buns for breakfast.
- 刚蒸好的馒头又软又香。Freshly steamed buns are soft and fragrant.
Collocations
蒸馒头一个馒头白馒头馒头夹菜
Mnemonic
馒 mán + 头 tou (suffix): a plain steamed bun without filling. 馒 has the food radical 食. (Unlike a dumpling, it has no filling.)
Related
包子面食米饭主食
Quick check
What is the key difference between 馒头 and 包子?