How to say “lid” in Chinese
lid; cover; build
“Lid” in Chinese is 盖, gài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
盖 is read gài. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 皿 “dish, vessel”: a lid on a dish.
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 “盖”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 盖. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 冬天要盖厚被子。dōngtiānyàogàihòubèiziIn winter you need a thick quilt.
- 晚上冷多盖一条被子吧wǎnshanglěng,duōgàiyìtiáobèizibaIt's cold at night, put on one more quilt.
- 盖房子需要砖和水泥gàifángzixūyàozhuānhéshuǐníTo build a house, you need bricks and cement.
- 大雪覆盖了整个城市dàxuěfùgàilezhěnggèchéngshìSnow covered the whole city.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lid” in Chinese?
“Lid” in Chinese is 盖, pinyin gài.
What does 盖 mean?
盖 (gài) means “lid; cover; build”.
How do you write 盖?
盖 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 盖?
盖 is read gài. Tones: gài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lid” in the lesson “Who did this?”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” 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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