How to say “bed” in Chinese
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“Bed” in Chinese is 床, chuáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
床 is read chuáng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Inside, 木 “wood”.
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 “床”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 床. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我早上七点起床。wǒzǎoshangqīdiǎnqǐchuángI get up at seven in the morning.
- 你几点起床？nǐjǐdiǎnqǐchuángWhat time do you get up?
- 床上坐着一只猫。chuángshangzuòzheyìzhīmāoA cat is sitting on the bed.
- 都十点了，他还没起床。dōushídiǎnle,tāháiméiqǐchuángIt's already ten, and he's still not up.
- 他躺在床上看手机tātǎngzàichuángshangkànshǒujīHe's lying in bed looking at his phone.
- 我平常六点起床。wǒpíngchángliùdiǎnqǐchuángI usually get up at six.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Floors and doors”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bed” in Chinese?
“Bed” in Chinese is 床, pinyin chuáng.
What does 床 mean?
床 (chuáng) means “bed”.
How do you write 床?
床 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 床?
床 is read chuáng. Tones: chuáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“bed” in the lesson “Floors and doors”
This word is from the topic “Around town” of HSK 2. 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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