How to say “seafood” in Chinese
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“Seafood” in Chinese is 海鲜, hǎi xiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
海鲜 is read hǎi xiān: 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, 氵 “water”.
On the left, 鱼 “fish”; on the right, 羊 “ram”.
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 “海鲜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 海鲜. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你吃海鲜吗？nǐchīhǎixiānmaDo you eat seafood?
More words from the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “seafood” in Chinese?
“Seafood” in Chinese is 海鲜, pinyin hǎixiān.
What does 海鲜 mean?
海鲜 (hǎixiān) means “seafood”.
How do you write 海鲜?
海鲜 is 2 characters: 海 (hǎi) — sea; 鲜 (xiān) — fresh. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 海鲜?
海鲜 is read hǎixiān. Tones: hǎi — third tone, xiān — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“seafood” in the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” 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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