How to say “lungs” in Chinese
lungs (organ)
“Lungs” in Chinese is 肺, fèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
肺 is read fèi. 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”. The right part is not 市: the vertical stroke runs straight from top to bottom, with no dot.
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 “肺”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 肺. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 喝酒伤肝，吸烟伤肺。hējiǔshānggān,xīyānshāngfèiDrinking hits the liver, smoking hits the lungs.
- 吸烟对肺不好xīyānduìfèibùhǎoSmoking is bad for the lungs.
- 医生排除了肺炎的可能yīshēngpáichúlefèiyándekěnéngThe doctor ruled out pneumonia.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Heart, lungs, liver”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lungs” in Chinese?
“Lungs” in Chinese is 肺, pinyin fèi.
What does 肺 mean?
肺 (fèi) means “lungs (organ)”.
How do you write 肺?
肺 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 肺?
肺 is read fèi. Tones: fèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lungs” in the lesson “Heart, lungs, liver”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” 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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