How to say “cloth” in Chinese
cloth, fabric
“Cloth” in Chinese is 布, bù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
布 is read bù. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 巾 “cloth”: the first meaning is canvas. From that, “spread out, make known”: 宣布, 公布 — announce, make public.
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 “布”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 布. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他宣布比赛正式开始。tāxuānbùbǐsàizhèngshìkāishǐHe announced that the competition was officially starting.
- 公司明天将发布新产品gōngsīmíngtiānjiāngfābùxīnchǎnpǐnTomorrow the company will launch a new product.
- 裁判宣布比赛开始cáipànxuānbùbǐsàikāishǐThe referee announced the start of the match.
- 中国的人口主要分布在东部。ZhōngguóderénkǒuzhǔyàofēnbùzàidōngbùChina's population is concentrated mainly in the east of the country.
- 新家布置得很舒适。xīnjiābùzhìdehěnshūshìThe new apartment is set up very cozily.
- 新家布置好了吗？xīnjiābùzhìhǎolemaIs the new place all set up?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “What's it made of?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cloth” in Chinese?
“Cloth” in Chinese is 布, pinyin bù.
What does 布 mean?
布 (bù) means “cloth, fabric”.
How do you write 布?
布 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 布?
布 is read bù. Tones: bù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cloth” in the lesson “What's it made of?”
This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” 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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