How to say “diverse” in Chinese

多样
duōyàng

diverse

adjective · HSK 4 · topic “Society and country”

“Diverse” in Chinese is 多样, duō yàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

多样 is read duō yàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

duō — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
yàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

多
duō — many, much

Two 夕 signs, one above the other.

样
yàng — look, pattern

On the left, 木 “tree”.

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 “多样”.

More words from the lesson “No matter how”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “diverse” in Chinese?

“Diverse” in Chinese is 多样, pinyin duōyàng.

What does 多样 mean?

多样 (duōyàng) means “diverse”.

How do you write 多样?

多样 is 2 characters: 多 (duō) — many, much; 样 (yàng) — look, pattern. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 多样?

多样 is read duōyàng. Tones: duō — first tone, yàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“diverse” in the lesson “No matter how”

This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. 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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