How to say “dress up” in Chinese
dress up
“Dress up” in Chinese is 打扮, dǎ ban: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
打扮 is read dǎ ban: 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”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 分 fēn hints at the sound. In 打扮 it's read in the neutral tone: ban.
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 “打扮”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dress up” in Chinese?
“Dress up” in Chinese is 打扮, pinyin dǎban.
What does 打扮 mean?
打扮 (dǎban) means “dress up”.
How do you write 打扮?
打扮 is 2 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 扮 (bàn) — dress up; play a role. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 打扮?
打扮 is read dǎban. Tones: dǎ — third tone, ban — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dress up” in the lesson “Free time”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and experiences” 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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