How to say “opening ceremony” in Chinese
opening ceremony
“Opening ceremony” in Chinese is 开幕式, kāi mù shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
开幕式 is read kāi mù shì: 3 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
Below, 巾 “cloth”; on top, 莫 mò hints at the reading, as it also does in 慕 mù.
Inside, 工 “work”. It hints at the sound of 试 shì.
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 “开幕式”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 开幕式. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你看开幕式了吗？nǐkànkāimùshìlemaDid you watch the opening ceremony?
More words from the lesson “The opening of the games”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “opening ceremony” in Chinese?
“Opening ceremony” in Chinese is 开幕式, pinyin kāimùshì.
What does 开幕式 mean?
开幕式 (kāimùshì) means “opening ceremony”.
How do you write 开幕式?
开幕式 is 3 characters: 开 (kāi) — open; drive; 幕 (mù) — curtain; screen; 式 (shì) — form, model, style. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 开幕式?
开幕式 is read kāimùshì. Tones: kāi — first tone, mù — fourth tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“opening ceremony” in the lesson “The opening of the games”
This word is from the topic “Sports” 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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