How to say “risk” in Chinese
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“Risk” in Chinese is 风险, fēng xiǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
风险 is read fēng xiǎn: 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, 阝 “hill, cliff”. The right part is the same as in 脸 liǎn and 检 jiǎn.
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 “风险”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 风险. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 做生意有风险吗？zuòshēngyiyǒufēngxiǎnmaIs there risk in doing business?
- 我们需要先评估一下风险。wǒmenxūyàoxiānpínggūyíxiàfēngxiǎnWe need to assess the risks first.
- 请先评估一下风险qǐngxiānpínggūyíxiàfēngxiǎnPlease assess the risks first.
- 我们需要评估项目的风险wǒmenxūyàopínggūxiàngmùdefēngxiǎnWe need to assess the project's risks.
- 炒股有风险chǎogǔyǒufēngxiǎnPlaying the stock market is risky.
- 投资有风险tóuzīyǒufēngxiǎnInvesting involves risk.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “risk” in Chinese?
“Risk” in Chinese is 风险, pinyin fēngxiǎn.
What does 风险 mean?
风险 (fēngxiǎn) means “risk”.
How do you write 风险?
风险 is 2 characters: 风 (fēng) — wind; 险 (xiǎn) — dangerous; risk. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 风险?
风险 is read fēngxiǎn. Tones: fēng — first tone, xiǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“risk” in the lesson “Exchange rate, gold, insurance”
This word is from the topic “Economy” 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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