How to say “cucumber” in Chinese
cucumber
“Cucumber” in Chinese is 黄瓜, huáng guā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
黄瓜 is read huáng guā: 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
A picture of a fruit hanging on a vine.
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 “黄瓜”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cucumber” in Chinese?
“Cucumber” in Chinese is 黄瓜, pinyin huángguā.
What does 黄瓜 mean?
黄瓜 (huángguā) means “cucumber”.
How do you write 黄瓜?
黄瓜 is 2 characters: 黄 (huáng) — yellow; 瓜 (guā) — melon, gourd. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 黄瓜?
黄瓜 is read huángguā. Tones: huáng — second tone, guā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cucumber” in the lesson “Vegetables and fruit”
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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