How to say “Africa” in Chinese
Africa
“Africa” in Chinese is 非洲, Fēi zhōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
非洲 is read Fēi zhōu: 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, 氵 “water”; on the right, 州 zhōu — both the meaning and the sound: land amid water.
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 “非洲”.
More words from the lesson “China and the world”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “Africa” in Chinese?
“Africa” in Chinese is 非洲, pinyin Fēizhōu.
What does 非洲 mean?
非洲 (Fēizhōu) means “Africa”.
How do you write 非洲?
非洲 is 2 characters: 非 (fēi) — non-, un-; 洲 (zhōu) — continent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 非洲?
非洲 is read Fēizhōu. Tones: Fēi — first tone, zhōu — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“Africa” in the lesson “China and the world”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” 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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