How to say “pipeline” in Chinese
pipeline, pipe
“Pipeline” in Chinese is 管道, guǎn dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
管道 is read guǎn dào: 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 top, 竹 “bamboo”: the first meaning is a bamboo tube. At the bottom, 官 guān hints at the sound.
On the left, 辶 “walk”. This is the famous “Tao”.
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 “管道”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 管道. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 厨房的管道堵了chúfángdeguǎndàodǔleThe kitchen pipe is clogged.
- 隔壁的暖气管道漏水了gébìdenuǎnqìguǎndàolòushuǐleThe heating pipe next door is leaking.
More words from the lesson “Water, heat and light”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pipeline” in Chinese?
“Pipeline” in Chinese is 管道, pinyin guǎndào.
What does 管道 mean?
管道 (guǎndào) means “pipeline, pipe”.
How do you write 管道?
管道 is 2 characters: 管 (guǎn) — tube; manage; 道 (dào) — way, road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 管道?
管道 is read guǎndào. Tones: guǎn — third tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pipeline” in the lesson “Water, heat and light”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” 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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