How to say “great” in Chinese
great, awesome
“Great” in Chinese is 棒, bàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
棒 is read bàng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “tree, wood”: the first meaning is a stick.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “棒”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 棒. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你今天打得真棒！nǐjīntiāndǎdezhēnbàngYou played great today!
- 棒球在亚洲一些国家非常流行bàngqiúzàiYàzhōuyìxiēguójiāfēichángliúxíngBaseball is very popular in some Asian countries.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “At practice”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “great” in Chinese?
“Great” in Chinese is 棒, pinyin bàng.
What does 棒 mean?
棒 (bàng) means “great, awesome”.
How do you write 棒?
棒 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 棒?
棒 is read bàng. Tones: bàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“great” in the lesson “At practice”
This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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