How to say “thickness” in Chinese
thickness
“Thickness” in Chinese is 厚度, hòu dù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
厚度 is read hòu dù: 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
About layers and thickness: a book, clothes, snow. For a person, use 胖.
A measure of all sorts of things: 温度 — temperature, 速度 — speed, 态度 — attitude.
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 “厚度”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “thickness” in Chinese?
“Thickness” in Chinese is 厚度, pinyin hòudù.
What does 厚度 mean?
厚度 (hòudù) means “thickness”.
How do you write 厚度?
厚度 is 2 characters: 厚 (hòu) — thick, dense; 度 (dù) — degree, measure; spend time. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 厚度?
厚度 is read hòudù. Tones: hòu — fourth tone, dù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“thickness” in the lesson “The size of a thing”
This word is from the topic “Measurements and data” 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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