How to say “hot pot” in Chinese
hot pot
“Hot pot” in Chinese is 火锅, huǒ guō: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
火锅 is read huǒ guō: 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 flame.
On the left, 钅 “metal”. The right part is the same as in 祸 huò.
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 “火锅”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 火锅. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今天晚上我们去吃火锅吧。jīntiānwǎnshangwǒmenqùchīhuǒguōbaLet's go have hot pot tonight.
- 这家的火锅很好吃zhèjiādehuǒguōhěnhǎochīThe hot pot here is really good.
More words from the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hot pot” in Chinese?
“Hot pot” in Chinese is 火锅, pinyin huǒguō.
What does 火锅 mean?
火锅 (huǒguō) means “hot pot”.
How do you write 火锅?
火锅 is 2 characters: 火 (huǒ) — fire; 锅 (guō) — pot, wok. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 火锅?
火锅 is read huǒguō. Tones: huǒ — third tone, guō — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“hot pot” in the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
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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