How to say “vocabulary” in Chinese
vocabulary
“Vocabulary” in Chinese is 词汇, cí huì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
词汇 is read cí huì: 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, 讠 “speech”.
On the left, 氵 “water”: rivers flowing together. 词汇 — a “gathering of words”, vocabulary.
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 “词汇”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 词汇. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 多读书可以丰富自己的词汇duōdúshūkěyǐfēngfùzìjǐdecíhuìReading a lot enriches your vocabulary.
- 阅读是积累词汇的有效途径yuèdúshìjīlěicíhuìdeyǒuxiàotújìngReading is an effective way to build your vocabulary.
More words from the lesson “Putting It into Words”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “vocabulary” in Chinese?
“Vocabulary” in Chinese is 词汇, pinyin cíhuì.
What does 词汇 mean?
词汇 (cíhuì) means “vocabulary”.
How do you write 词汇?
词汇 is 2 characters: 词 (cí) — word; 汇 (huì) — converge, gather. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 词汇?
词汇 is read cíhuì. Tones: cí — second tone, huì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“vocabulary” in the lesson “Putting It into Words”
This word is from the topic “Learning and Language” 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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