How to say “power outlet” in Chinese
power outlet
“Power outlet” in Chinese is 插座, chā zuò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
插座 is read chā zuò: 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”: you insert things by hand.
On top, 广 “shelter”; under it, 坐 zuò “sit” — both the meaning and 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 “插座”.
More words from the lesson “Water, heat and light”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “power outlet” in Chinese?
“Power outlet” in Chinese is 插座, pinyin chāzuò.
What does 插座 mean?
插座 (chāzuò) means “power outlet”.
How do you write 插座?
插座 is 2 characters: 插 (chā) — insert, stick in; 座 (zuò) — seat; measure word for buildings. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 插座?
插座 is read chāzuò. Tones: chā — first tone, zuò — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“power outlet” in the lesson “Water, heat and light”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” 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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