How to say “dialect” in Chinese
dialect
“Dialect” in Chinese is 方言, fāng yán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
方言 is read fāng yán: 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
It hints at the sound in 房 and 放. In 地方 it is read with the neutral tone: fang.
At the side of a character it shrinks to 讠.
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 “方言”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 方言. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 爷爷只2会说方言yéyezhǐhuìshuōfāngyánGrandpa only speaks dialect.
- 他的母语是一种南方方言tādemǔyǔshìyìzhǒngnánfāngfāngyánHis native language is a southern dialect.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dialect” in Chinese?
“Dialect” in Chinese is 方言, pinyin fāngyán.
What does 方言 mean?
方言 (fāngyán) means “dialect”.
How do you write 方言?
方言 is 2 characters: 方 (fāng) — square; side; 言 (yán) — word, speech. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 方言?
方言 is read fāngyán. Tones: fāng — first tone, yán — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“dialect” in the lesson “Dialects, tones, chengyu”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” 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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