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How to say “passport” in Chinese

护照
hùzhào

passport

noun · HSK 3 · topic “City and travel”

“Passport” in Chinese is 护照, hù zhào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

护照 is read hù zhào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

hù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
zhào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

护
hù — guard, protect

On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 户 hù hints at the sound.

照
zhào — illuminate; photograph

At the bottom, 灬 “fire”; top left, 日 “sun”.

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 “护照”.

Examples

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

  • 别忘了带护照biéwàngledàihùzhàoDon't forget to bring your passport.
  • 我的护照丢了，怎么办？wǒdehùzhàodiūle,zěnmebànI've lost my passport, what do I do?
  • 他太粗心了，又忘了带护照。tātàicūxīnle,yòuwàngledàihùzhàoHe's way too careless: he forgot his passport again.
  • 我差点儿忘了带护照wǒchàdiǎnrwàngledàihùzhàoI almost forgot to bring my passport.
  • 外国人住宾馆要用护照登记wàiguórénzhùbīnguǎnyàoyònghùzhàodēngjìForeigners register with their passport when checking into a hotel.
  • 我的护照下个月到期。wǒdehùzhàoxiàgeyuèdàoqīMy passport expires next month.

More words from the lesson “Ready to go”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “passport” in Chinese?

“Passport” in Chinese is 护照, pinyin hùzhào.

What does 护照 mean?

护照 (hùzhào) means “passport”.

How do you write 护照?

护照 is 2 characters: 护 (hù) — guard, protect; 照 (zhào) — illuminate; photograph. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 护照?

护照 is read hùzhào. Tones: hù — fourth tone, zhào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“passport” in the lesson “Ready to go”

This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. 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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