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罐头

guàn tou · guan tou

Traditional 罐頭

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. tin
  2. can
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The can opener

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)开(kāi)罐头(guàntou)的(de)东西(dōngxi)吗(ma)？

    Do you have something to open cans with?

  2. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，你(nǐ)要(yào)吃(chī)罐头(guàntou)吗(ma)？

    No. Are you going to eat canned food?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)鱼罐头(yúguàntou)。

    Yes, I want canned fish.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，罐头(guàntou)上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)拉环(lāhuán)。

    Look, there is a pull tab on top of the can.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)一拉就开(yīlājiùkāi)，我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)了(le)半天(bàntiān)！

    So you just pull to open it. I searched for ages!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

干(gān)酪(lào)加(jiā)桃(táo)子(zi)罐(guàn)头(tou)是(shì)美(měi)味(wèi)的(de)搭(dā)配(pèi)。

Cottage cheese and canned peaches are a delicious combination.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by moman · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)够(gòu)不(bu)到(dào)那(nà)罐(guàn)番(fān)茄(qié)罐(guàn)头(tou)。

I can't reach that can of tomatoes.

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