How to say “crispy” in Chinese
crispy; fragile
“Crispy” in Chinese is 脆, cuì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
脆 is read cuì. 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, 月 “flesh”; on the right, 危 wēi hints at the reading, as it also does in 跪 guì.
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 “脆”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 脆. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们干脆一道去吧wǒmengāncuìyídàoqùbaLet’s just go together.
- 这种饼干很脆，口感很好。zhèzhǒngbǐnggānhěncuì,kǒugǎnhěnhǎoThese cookies are crunchy and have a great texture.
- 这个苹果又脆又甜zhègepíngguǒyòucuìyòutiánThis apple is both crunchy and sweet.
- 生命是脆弱的shēngmìngshìcuìruòdeLife is fragile.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Crunchy and scalding”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “crispy” in Chinese?
“Crispy” in Chinese is 脆, pinyin cuì.
What does 脆 mean?
脆 (cuì) means “crispy; fragile”.
How do you write 脆?
脆 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 脆?
脆 is read cuì. Tones: cuì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“crispy” in the lesson “Crunchy and scalding”
This word is from the topic “Food and taste” 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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