How to say “tangerine” in Chinese
tangerine
“Tangerine” in Chinese is 橘子, jú zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
橘子 is read jú zi: 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 the left, 木 “tree”: a tangerine tree.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “橘子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 橘子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你要橙子还是橘子？nǐyàochéngziháishijúziDo you want oranges or tangerines?
- 我想买两斤橘子wǒxiǎngmǎiliǎngjīnjúziI want to buy two jin of tangerines.
More words from the lesson “Vegetables and fruit”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tangerine” in Chinese?
“Tangerine” in Chinese is 橘子, pinyin júzi.
What does 橘子 mean?
橘子 (júzi) means “tangerine”.
How do you write 橘子?
橘子 is 2 characters: 橘 (jú) — tangerine; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 橘子?
橘子 is read júzi. Tones: jú — second tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tangerine” in the lesson “Vegetables and fruit”
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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