How to say “square” in Chinese
square (city)
“Square” in Chinese is 广场, guǎng chǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
广场 is read guǎng chǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
Inside other characters it means “shelter”: 店, 床, 底.
On the left, 土 “earth”.
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 “广场”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 广场. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 孩子们在广场上跑来跑去háizimenzàiguǎngchǎngshangpǎoláipǎoqùThe children are running around the square.
- 广场上聚集了很多人guǎngchǎngshangjùjílehěnduōrénA lot of people have gathered in the square.
- 今天广场上怎么聚集了这么多人？jīntiānguǎngchǎngshangzěnmejùjílezhèmeduōrénWhy have so many people gathered in the square today?
More words from the lesson “The city: streets and buildings”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “square” in Chinese?
“Square” in Chinese is 广场, pinyin guǎngchǎng.
What does 广场 mean?
广场 (guǎngchǎng) means “square (city)”.
How do you write 广场?
广场 is 2 characters: 广 (guǎng) — wide, vast; 场 (chǎng) — ground, place. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 广场?
广场 is read guǎngchǎng. Tones: guǎng — third tone, chǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“square” in the lesson “The city: streets and buildings”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” 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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