How to say “glide” in Chinese
glide, coast
“Glide” in Chinese is 滑行, huá xíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
滑行 is read huá xíng: 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”: wet means slippery. On the right, 骨 “bone”.
Two readings: xíng in 自行车, and háng, “row, office”, in 银行.
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 “滑行”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 滑行. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 飞机在跑道上滑行fēijīzàipǎodàoshanghuáxíngThe plane is rolling along the runway.
More words from the lesson “Spinning and floating”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “glide” in Chinese?
“Glide” in Chinese is 滑行, pinyin huáxíng.
What does 滑行 mean?
滑行 (huáxíng) means “glide, coast”.
How do you write 滑行?
滑行 is 2 characters: 滑 (huá) — slippery; slide; 行 (xíng) — go; be OK. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 滑行?
滑行 is read huáxíng. Tones: huá — second tone, xíng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“glide” in the lesson “Spinning and floating”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. 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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