How to say “glass” in Chinese
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“Glass” in Chinese is 玻璃, bō li: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
玻璃 is read bō li: 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, 王 — here it means “jade”; on the right, 皮 pí hints at the sound. It appears only in 玻璃.
On the left, 王 — here it means “jade”; on the right, 离 lí hints at the sound. In 玻璃 it's read in the neutral tone: li.
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 “玻璃”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 玻璃. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 窗户的玻璃被孩子给打破了chuānghudebōlibèiháizigěidǎpòleThe window glass was broken by a child.
- 这种玻璃完全透明。zhèzhǒngbōliwánquántòumíngThis kind of glass is completely transparent.
More words from the lesson “A cabinet of wood and glass”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “glass” in Chinese?
“Glass” in Chinese is 玻璃, pinyin bōli.
What does 玻璃 mean?
玻璃 (bōli) means “glass”.
How do you write 玻璃?
玻璃 is 2 characters: 玻 (bō) — part of the word “glass”; 璃 (lí) — part of the word “glass”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 玻璃?
玻璃 is read bōli. Tones: bō — first tone, li — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“glass” in the lesson “A cabinet of wood and glass”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” 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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