How to say “shelf life” in Chinese
shelf life
“Shelf life” in Chinese is 保质期, bǎo zhì qī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
保质期 is read bǎo zhì qī: 3 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 right, 月 “moon”.
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 “保质期”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 保质期. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种面包的保质期只有三天。zhèzhǒngmiànbāodebǎozhìqīzhǐyǒusāntiānThis bread has a shelf life of only three days.
- 这种饼干的保质期是多长时间？zhèzhǒngbǐnggāndebǎozhìqīshìduōchángshíjiānWhat's the shelf life of these cookies?
More words from the lesson “Calories and shelf life”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “shelf life” in Chinese?
“Shelf life” in Chinese is 保质期, pinyin bǎozhìqī.
What does 保质期 mean?
保质期 (bǎozhìqī) means “shelf life”.
How do you write 保质期?
保质期 is 3 characters: 保 (bǎo) — protect, keep; 质 (zhì) — quality, essence; 期 (qī) — period, term. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 保质期?
保质期 is read bǎozhìqī. Tones: bǎo — third tone, zhì — fourth tone, qī — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“shelf life” in the lesson “Calories and shelf life”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. 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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