How to say “field” in Chinese
field, sphere
“Field” in Chinese is 领域, lǐng yù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
领域 is read lǐng yù: 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 right, 页 “head”: the first meaning is neck, hence “collar”. On the left, 令 lìng hints at the sound.
On the left, 土 “earth”; on the right, 或 huò: originally 或 itself meant “domain”.
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 “领域”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 领域. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他是这个领域的专家tāshìzhègelǐngyùdezhuānjiāHe's an expert in this field.
More words from the lesson “Two cities in numbers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “field” in Chinese?
“Field” in Chinese is 领域, pinyin lǐngyù.
What does 领域 mean?
领域 (lǐngyù) means “field, sphere”.
How do you write 领域?
领域 is 2 characters: 领 (lǐng) — collar; lead; receive; 域 (yù) — region, border. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 领域?
领域 is read lǐngyù. Tones: lǐng — third tone, yù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“field” in the lesson “Two cities in numbers”
This word is from the topic “Measurements and data” 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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