款 — sum of money
sum of money; model (measure word)
How to pronounce it
款 is read kuǎn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 罚款 and 存款 it means “a sum of money”.
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 “款”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 款. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他超速了，被罚款两百块。tāchāosùle,bèifákuǎnliǎngbǎikuàiHe was speeding and got fined two hundred yuan.
- 他在银行有不少存款tāzàiyínhángyǒubùshǎocúnkuǎnHe has quite a lot of savings in the bank.
- 这款手机是今年的新款。zhèkuǎnshǒujīshìjīnniándexīnkuǎnThis phone model is this year's new release.
- 这款手机卖得很好zhèkuǎnshǒujīmàidehěnhǎoThis phone model sells very well.
- 这是今年的新款zhèshìjīnniándexīnkuǎnThis is this year's new release.
- 你看中哪款了nǐkànzhòngnǎkuǎnleWhich model did you pick?
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More words from the lesson “New model”
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Frequently asked questions
What does 款 mean?
款 (kuǎn) means “sum of money; model (measure word)”.
How do you write 款?
款 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 款?
款 is read kuǎn. Tones: kuǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sum of money” in the lesson “New model”
This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” 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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