How to say “e-book” in Chinese
e-book
“E-book” in Chinese is 电子书, diàn zǐ shū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
电子书 is read diàn zǐ shū: 3 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
Originally a picture of lightning.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “电子书”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “e-book” in Chinese?
“E-book” in Chinese is 电子书, pinyin diànzǐshū.
What does 电子书 mean?
电子书 (diànzǐshū) means “e-book”.
How do you write 电子书?
电子书 is 3 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix; 书 (shū) — book. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 电子书?
电子书 is read diànzǐshū. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, zǐ — third tone, shū — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“e-book” in the lesson “A gift”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 3. 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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