How to say “measure” in Chinese
measure, test
“Measure” in Chinese is 测, cè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
测 is read cè. 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, 氵 “water”: the first meaning is to measure depth. On the right, 则 zé — as in 厕 cè.
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 “测”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 测. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 先测试一下你的汉语水平吧xiāncèshìyíxiànǐdeHànyǔshuǐpíngbaLet's test your Chinese level first.
- 谁也无法预测未来shéiyěwúfǎyùcèwèiláiNo one can predict the future.
- 请测量一下这张桌子的长度qǐngcèliángyíxiàzhèzhāngzhuōzidechángdùPlease measure the length of this table.
- 专家检测了这条河的水，发现污染相当严重。zhuānjiājiǎncèlezhètiáohédeshuǐ,fāxiànwūrǎnxiāngdāngyánzhòngExperts tested the water of this river and found that the pollution is quite serious.
- 据监测，近年来这个地区的气温持续上升。jùjiāncè,jìnniánláizhègedìqūdeqìwēnchíxùshàngshēngAccording to monitoring data, temperatures in this area have been rising steadily in recent years.
- 这台仪器实时监测空气质量zhètáiyíqìshíshíjiāncèkōngqìzhìliàngThis instrument monitors air quality in real time.
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More words from the lesson “The size of a thing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “measure” in Chinese?
“Measure” in Chinese is 测, pinyin cè.
What does 测 mean?
测 (cè) means “measure, test”.
How do you write 测?
测 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 测?
测 is read cè. Tones: cè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“measure” in the lesson “The size of a thing”
This word is from the topic “Measurements and data” 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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