How to say “butterfly” in Chinese
butterfly
“Butterfly” in Chinese is 蝴蝶, hú dié: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
蝴蝶 is read hú dié: 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, 虫 “insect”; on the right, 胡 hú hints at the sound. It appears only in 蝴蝶.
On the left, 虫 “insect”. Together with 蝴 it makes 蝴蝶 “butterfly”.
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 “蝴蝶”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 蝴蝶. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 花上有一只蝴蝶huāshangyǒuyìzhīhúdiéThere’s a butterfly on the flower.
- 一群孩子在草地上追蝴蝶yìqúnháizizàicǎodìshangzhuīhúdiéA bunch of kids are chasing butterflies in the meadow.
- 孩子们在草地上捉蝴蝶。háizimenzàicǎodìshangzhuōhúdiéThe children are catching butterflies in the meadow.
- 花朵上有一只蝴蝶。huāduǒshangyǒuyìzhīhúdiéThere’s a butterfly on the flower.
More words from the lesson “In the countryside”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “butterfly” in Chinese?
“Butterfly” in Chinese is 蝴蝶, pinyin húdié.
What does 蝴蝶 mean?
蝴蝶 (húdié) means “butterfly”.
How do you write 蝴蝶?
蝴蝶 is 2 characters: 蝴 (hú) — part of the word “butterfly”; 蝶 (dié) — butterfly. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 蝴蝶?
蝴蝶 is read húdié. Tones: hú — second tone, dié — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“butterfly” in the lesson “In the countryside”
This word is from the topic “Animals, plants, colors” 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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