How to say “home appliances” in Chinese
home appliances
“Home appliances” in Chinese is 家电, jiā diàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
家电 is read jiā diàn: 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 top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 豕 “pig”: a home that keeps livestock.
Originally a picture of lightning.
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 “家电”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 家电. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他们去年成立了一家电商公司tāmenqùniánchénglìleyìjiādiànshānggōngsīLast year they founded an e-commerce company.
More words from the lesson “Renovation and property management”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “home appliances” in Chinese?
“Home appliances” in Chinese is 家电, pinyin jiādiàn.
What does 家电 mean?
家电 (jiādiàn) means “home appliances”.
How do you write 家电?
家电 is 2 characters: 家 (jiā) — home, family; 电 (diàn) — electricity. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 家电?
家电 is read jiādiàn. Tones: jiā — first tone, diàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“home appliances” in the lesson “Renovation and property management”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” 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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