How to say “mineral water” in Chinese
mineral water
“Mineral water” in Chinese is 矿泉水, kuàng quán shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
矿泉水 is read kuàng quán shuǐ: 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
On the left, 石 “stone”; on the right, 广 guǎng hints at the sound.
On top, 白 “white”; below, 水 “water”.
A picture of a stream.
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 “矿泉水”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 矿泉水. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 矿泉水您要冰的还是常温的？kuàngquánshuǐnínyàobīngdeháishichángwēndeWould you like your mineral water cold or at room temperature?
More words from the lesson “What shall we drink?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mineral water” in Chinese?
“Mineral water” in Chinese is 矿泉水, pinyin kuàngquánshuǐ.
What does 矿泉水 mean?
矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ) means “mineral water”.
How do you write 矿泉水?
矿泉水 is 3 characters: 矿 (kuàng) — ore, mine; 泉 (quán) — spring (of water); 水 (shuǐ) — water. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 矿泉水?
矿泉水 is read kuàngquánshuǐ. Tones: kuàng — fourth tone, quán — second tone, shuǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“mineral water” in the lesson “What shall we drink?”
This word is from the topic “Food and dining” of HSK 3. 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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