How to Say "Lollipop" in Chinese

棒棒糖

bàngbàngtáng

The English phrase "lollipop" is 棒棒糖 (bàngbàngtáng) in Chinese.

棒棒糖 refers to a confectionery on a stick.

Meaning: confectionery on a stick (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is composed of 棒棒 (bàngbàng), meaning 'stick' or 'rod' and 糖 (táng), meaning 'sugar' or 'candy'.

The romanization is bàngbàngtáng.

In Chongqing, the word 棒棒 (bàngbàng) refers to the traditional porters who carried heavy loads on poles. While it sounds sweet and light in 'lollipop', it has a much heavier, working-class history in certain dialects.
The word 棒 (bàng) used in 棒棒糖 also functions as a popular adjective meaning 'excellent' or 'great'. A child asking for a 'lollipop' might sound as if they are repeatedly saying 'great great'.
The reduplication of the word for stick, 棒棒 (bàngbàng), gives the name a cute, childish, and rhythmic quality common in Chinese nicknames and food names.

我想要一个棒棒糖
I would like a lollipop.
我想要一个棒棒糖。
Wǒ xiǎng yào yīgè bàngbàngtáng.
I want a lollipop.
这个棒棒糖真甜。
Zhège bàngbàngtáng zhēn tián.
This lollipop is really sweet.
商店里有很多种棒棒糖。
Shāngdiàn lǐ yǒu hěnduō zhǒng bàngbàngtáng.
There are many kinds of lollipops in the store.

Jiayi and Junjie are at a candy store.

佳怡 Jiayi

俊杰，你想吃棒棒糖吗？
Jùnjié, nǐ xiǎng chī bàngbàngtáng ma?
Junjie, do you want a lollipop?
俊杰 Junjie

我想吃，谢谢佳怡。
Wǒ xiǎng chī, xièxie Jiāyí.
I do, thank you Jiayi.
佳怡 Jiayi

这里有草莓味的棒棒糖。
Zhèlǐ yǒu cǎoméi wèi de bàngbàngtáng.
There are strawberry flavored lollipops here.
俊杰 Junjie

太好了，我就要那个。
Tài hǎo le, wǒ jiù yào nàge.
Great, I want that one.

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