How to say “alley” in Chinese
alley (hutong)
“Alley” in Chinese is 胡同, hú tòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
胡同 is read hú tòng: 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
It hints at the sound of 湖 hú, 蝴 hú and 糊 hú. It's also a common surname.
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 “胡同”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 胡同. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我小时候住在胡同里wǒxiǎoshíhouzhùzàihútòngliAs a kid, I lived in a hutong.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “alley” in Chinese?
“Alley” in Chinese is 胡同, pinyin hútòng.
What does 胡同 mean?
胡同 (hútòng) means “alley (hutong)”.
How do you write 胡同?
胡同 is 2 characters: 胡 (hú) — foreign; recklessly; 同 (tóng) — same, together. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 胡同?
胡同 is read hútòng. Tones: hú — second tone, tòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“alley” in the lesson “The city: streets and buildings”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” 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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