# 瓜子 (guāzǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 瓜子 (guāzǐ) means “melon seeds; sunflower seeds”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: melon seeds; sunflower seeds
- Pinyin: guāzǐ (gua1 zi3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 大家喜欢一边嗑瓜子一边聊天。
  Dàjiā xǐhuan yībiān kē guāzǐ yībiān liáotiān.
  Everyone likes to chat while eating sunflower seeds.

## Characters

- [瓜](https://hanziro.com/word/gua-melon/) (guā): melon; gourd
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/gua-zi-melon-seeds/

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