How to say “ski” in Chinese

滑雪
huáxuě

ski

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Sports and leisure”

“Ski” in Chinese is 滑雪, huá xuě: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

滑雪 is read huá xuě: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

huá — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
xuě — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

滑
huá — slippery; slide

On the left, 氵 “water”: wet means slippery. On the right, 骨 “bone”.

雪
xuě — snow

On top, 雨 “rain”.

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 “滑雪”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 滑雪. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我不会滑雪只2会滑冰wǒbúhuìhuáxuě,zhǐhuìhuábīngI can't ski, I can only skate.

More words from the lesson “Sports: from the stadium to the rink”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “ski” in Chinese?

“Ski” in Chinese is 滑雪, pinyin huáxuě.

What does 滑雪 mean?

滑雪 (huáxuě) means “ski”.

How do you write 滑雪?

滑雪 is 2 characters: 滑 (huá) — slippery; slide; 雪 (xuě) — snow. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 滑雪?

滑雪 is read huáxuě. Tones: huá — second tone, xuě — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“ski” in the lesson “Sports: from the stadium to the rink”

This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” 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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