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电饭锅 (diàn fàn guō) — how to say "rice cooker" in Chinese
电饭锅
Rice cooker
noun
Character composition
电
electricity
饭
rice, meal
锅
pot, pan
Radicals / Keys
田
Field
#102 · tián · 5 strokes
食
Eat
#184 · shí · 9 strokes
金
Gold
#167 · jīn · 8 strokes
Collocations
买电饭锅
mǎi diàn fàn guō
to buy a rice cooker
用电饭锅煮饭
yòng diàn fàn guō zhǔ fàn
to cook rice with a rice cooker
Examples
妈妈用电饭锅煮米饭，很快就好了。
Mom cooks rice in the rice cooker, and it will be ready soon.
我用电饭锅做饭。
I cook with the rice cooker.
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Frequently asked questions
Rice cooker in Chinese language
"rice cooker" in Chinese is 电饭锅 (diàn fàn guō).
What does 电饭锅 mean in English?
电饭锅 (diàn fàn guō) means "Rice cooker".
How is 电饭锅 pronounced?
It is pronounced diàn fàn guō (written as dian fan guo, dianfanguo). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "rice cooker" in Chinese characters?
It is written 电饭锅: 电 has 5 strokes, 饭 has 7 strokes, 锅 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 电饭锅?
电饭锅 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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