How to say “row” in Chinese
row (a boat); strike (a match)
“Row” in Chinese is 划, huá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
划 is read huá. 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 right, 刂 “knife”: to scratch a line with a knife. Second reading: huá, “row (a boat)”.
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 “划”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 划. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我计划去南方旅行。wǒjìhuàqùnánfānglǚxíngI'm planning to travel to the south.
- 你暑假有什么计划nǐshǔjiàyǒushénmejìhuàWhat are your plans for summer break?
- 这个计划分为三个阶段zhègejìhuàfēnwéisāngejiēduànThis plan is divided into three stages.
- 我反对这个计划。wǒfǎnduìzhègejìhuàI'm against this plan.
- 经理否定了我们的计划jīnglǐfǒudìnglewǒmendejìhuàThe manager rejected our plan.
- 我们得3调整一下工作计划wǒmenděitiáozhěngyíxiàgōngzuòjìhuàWe need to adjust our work plan.
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More words from the lesson “Run, jump, throw”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “row” in Chinese?
“Row” in Chinese is 划, pinyin huá.
What does 划 mean?
划 (huá) means “row (a boat); strike (a match)”.
How do you write 划?
划 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 划?
划 is read huá. Tones: huá — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“row” in the lesson “Run, jump, throw”
This word is from the topic “Sports” 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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