How to say “refrigerator” in Chinese
refrigerator
“Refrigerator” in Chinese is 冰箱, bīng xiāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
冰箱 is read bīng xiāng: 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, 冫 “ice”; on the right, 水 “water”.
On top, 竹 “bamboo”; below, 相 xiāng hints at the sound.
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 “冰箱”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 冰箱. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我把牛奶放到冰箱里了。wǒbǎniúnǎifàngdàobīngxiānglileI put the milk away in the fridge.
- 冰箱里还剩两个鸡蛋bīngxiāngliháishèngliǎnggejīdànThere are still two eggs left in the fridge.
- 冰箱里有什么就吃什么吧bīngxiāngliyǒushénmejiùchīshénmebaLet's eat whatever's in the fridge.
- 这台冰箱重五十公斤zhètáibīngxiāngzhòngwǔshígōngjīnThis fridge weighs fifty kilograms.
- 冰箱里储存了不少食物bīngxiānglichǔcúnlebùshǎoshíwùThere's quite a lot of food stored in the fridge.
- 冰箱里有一种奇怪的气味bīngxiāngliyǒuyìzhǒngqíguàideqìwèiThere's some strange smell in the fridge.
More words from the lesson “Appliances at home”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “refrigerator” in Chinese?
“Refrigerator” in Chinese is 冰箱, pinyin bīngxiāng.
What does 冰箱 mean?
冰箱 (bīngxiāng) means “refrigerator”.
How do you write 冰箱?
冰箱 is 2 characters: 冰 (bīng) — ice; 箱 (xiāng) — box, chest. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 冰箱?
冰箱 is read bīngxiāng. Tones: bīng — first tone, xiāng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“refrigerator” in the lesson “Appliances at home”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. 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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