How to say “periodicals” in Chinese
periodicals, newspapers and magazines
“Periodicals” in Chinese is 报刊, bào kān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
报刊 is read bào kān: 2 syllables. 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, 扌 “hand”.
On the right, 刂 “knife”: text was carved into a board. On the left, 干 gān hints at the reading.
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 “报刊”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 报刊. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 如今年轻人很少看报刊，主要通过新媒体了解新闻。rújīnniánqīngrénhěnshǎokànbàokān,zhǔyàotōngguòxīnméitǐliǎojiěxīnwénYoung people today rarely read newspapers and magazines — they mostly get their news from new media.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “periodicals” in Chinese?
“Periodicals” in Chinese is 报刊, pinyin bàokān.
What does 报刊 mean?
报刊 (bàokān) means “periodicals, newspapers and magazines”.
How do you write 报刊?
报刊 is 2 characters: 报 (bào) — report; newspaper; 刊 (kān) — publish; periodical. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 报刊?
报刊 is read bàokān. Tones: bào — fourth tone, kān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“periodicals” in the lesson “What people are talking about”
This word is from the topic “Stage, screen, airwaves” of HSK 6. 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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