How to say “overcome” in Chinese
overcome
“Overcome” in Chinese is 克服, kè fú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
克服 is read kè fú: 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
The meaning “gram” and the syllable in 巧克力 come from the sound.
In 衣服 it is read with the neutral tone.
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 “克服”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 克服. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他克服了很多困难tākèfúlehěnduōkùnnanHe overcame a lot of difficulties.
- 她终于克服了对水的恐惧tāzhōngyúkèfúleduìshuǐdekǒngjùShe finally overcame her fear of water.
- 她终于克服了心底的恐惧tāzhōngyúkèfúlexīndǐdekǒngjùShe finally overcame the fear deep in her heart.
More words from the lesson “Growing and Learning”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “overcome” in Chinese?
“Overcome” in Chinese is 克服, pinyin kèfú.
What does 克服 mean?
克服 (kèfú) means “overcome”.
How do you write 克服?
克服 is 2 characters: 克 (kè) — gram; overcome; 服 (fú) — clothes; serve. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 克服?
克服 is read kèfú. Tones: kè — fourth tone, fú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“overcome” in the lesson “Growing and Learning”
This word is from the topic “Learning and Language” 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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