# 红薯 (hóngshǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 红薯 (hóngshǔ) means “sweet potato”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: sweet potato
- Pinyin: hóngshǔ (hong2 shu3)
- Traditional: 紅薯
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 冬天吃烤红薯很暖和。
  Dōngtiān chī kǎo hóngshǔ hěn nuǎnhuo.
  Eating roasted sweet potatoes in winter is very warm.

## Characters

- [红](https://hanziro.com/word/hong-red/) (hóng): red
- 薯 (shǔ): potato; yam

https://hanziro.com/word/hong-shu-sweet-potato/

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