How to say “lessons” in Chinese
lessons, homework
“Lessons” in Chinese is 功课, gōng kè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
功课 is read gōng kè: 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, 工 gōng “work” hints at the sound; on the right, 力 “strength”.
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
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 “功课”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 功课. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我每天晚上做功课wǒměitiānwǎnshangzuògōngkèI do my homework every evening.
More words from the lesson “Homework”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lessons” in Chinese?
“Lessons” in Chinese is 功课, pinyin gōngkè.
What does 功课 mean?
功课 (gōngkè) means “lessons, homework”.
How do you write 功课?
功课 is 2 characters: 功 (gōng) — merit; work, effort; 课 (kè) — lesson. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 功课?
功课 is read gōngkè. Tones: gōng — first tone, kè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lessons” in the lesson “Homework”
This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. 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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