How to say “sight” in Chinese
sight, tourist attraction
“Sight” in Chinese is 景点, jǐng diǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
景点 is read jǐng diǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On top, 日 “sun”; at the bottom, 京 jīng hints at the sound.
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.
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 “景点”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 景点. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个城市有很多有名的景点。zhègechéngshìyǒuhěnduōyǒumíngdejǐngdiǎnThis city has many famous sights.
- 我们参观了很多景点wǒmencānguānlehěnduōjǐngdiǎnWe visited lots of sights.
- 这个景点很值得参观zhègejǐngdiǎnhěnzhídécānguānThis sight is really worth visiting.
- 第一天我们游览了三个景点dìyītiānwǒmenyóulǎnlesāngejǐngdiǎnOn the first day we saw three sights.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sight” in Chinese?
“Sight” in Chinese is 景点, pinyin jǐngdiǎn.
What does 景点 mean?
景点 (jǐngdiǎn) means “sight, tourist attraction”.
How do you write 景点?
景点 is 2 characters: 景 (jǐng) — view, scenery; 点 (diǎn) — dot; o'clock. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 景点?
景点 is read jǐngdiǎn. Tones: jǐng — third tone, diǎn — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“sight” in the lesson “A guided tour”
This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. 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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