How to say “science fiction” in Chinese
science fiction
“Science fiction” in Chinese is 科幻, kē huàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
科幻 is read kē huàn: 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, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 斗 “measure”: measuring out grain and sorting it by kind.
幻想 — fantasy, 科幻 — science fiction.
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 “科幻”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 科幻. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他最爱看科幻小说tāzuìàikànkēhuànxiǎoshuōSci-fi is what he loves reading most.
More words from the lesson “Prose, poems, fairy tales”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “science fiction” in Chinese?
“Science fiction” in Chinese is 科幻, pinyin kēhuàn.
What does 科幻 mean?
科幻 (kēhuàn) means “science fiction”.
How do you write 科幻?
科幻 is 2 characters: 科 (kē) — branch, section; science; 幻 (huàn) — illusion, unreal. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 科幻?
科幻 is read kēhuàn. Tones: kē — first tone, huàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“science fiction” in the lesson “Prose, poems, fairy tales”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. 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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