zhimatang (sesame snaps) what is the pinyin for that?
My book gives the characters for "sesame snaps" it gives the pinyin without tones as
zhi-ma-tang.
Unfortunately, I can't find sesame snaps or zhimatang in either my own dictionary or online. Does anyone know the pinyin for this word?

Question

zhimatang (sesame snaps) what is the pinyin for that?
My book gives the characters for "sesame snaps" it gives the pinyin without tones as 
zhi-ma-tang.
Unfortunately, I can't find sesame snaps or zhimatang in either my own dictionary or online. Does anyone know the pinyin for this word?

Answer

芝麻糖
zhi1 ma tang2
zhī ma táng

http://www.hudong.com/wiki/%E8%8A%9D%E9%BA%BB%E7%B3%96
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http://www.nciku.com 
go to that website! It will assist you GREATLY in your Chinese studies! 
It has sounds with every word. 
It has stroke order on words. 
Idioms and many variations of the meaning of the word from multiple dictionaries!

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Hi, Meir
zhī má táng 
芝麻糖