How to say “play” in Chinese
play, broadcast
“Play” in Chinese is 播放, bō fàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
播放 is read bō fàng: 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”: the first meaning is to scatter seeds. The right part 番 is the same as in 翻 fān.
On the left, 方 fāng 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 “播放”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “play” in Chinese?
“Play” in Chinese is 播放, pinyin bōfàng.
What does 播放 mean?
播放 (bōfàng) means “play, broadcast”.
How do you write 播放?
播放 is 2 characters: 播 (bō) — sow; broadcast; 放 (fàng) — release; put. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 播放?
播放 is read bōfàng. Tones: bō — first tone, fàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“play” in the lesson “Signal, video and “even””
This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” 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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