How to say “be in fashion” in Chinese
be in fashion; popular
“Be in fashion” in Chinese is 流行, liú xíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
流行 is read liú xíng: 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, 氵 — “water”.
Two readings: xíng in 自行车, and háng, “row, office”, in 银行.
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 “流行”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 流行. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这首歌最近很流行zhèshǒugēzuìjìnhěnliúxíngThis song is really popular right now.
- 年轻人都喜欢听流行歌曲。niánqīngréndōuxǐhuantīngliúxínggēqǔYoung people love listening to pop songs.
- 棒球在亚洲一些国家非常流行bàngqiúzàiYàzhōuyìxiēguójiāfēichángliúxíngBaseball is very popular in some Asian countries.
More words from the lesson “Songs and the piano”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be in fashion” in Chinese?
“Be in fashion” in Chinese is 流行, pinyin liúxíng.
What does 流行 mean?
流行 (liúxíng) means “be in fashion; popular”.
How do you write 流行?
流行 is 2 characters: 流 (liú) — flow; stream; 行 (xíng) — go; be OK. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 流行?
流行 is read liúxíng. Tones: liú — second tone, xíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be in fashion” in the lesson “Songs and the piano”
This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” of HSK 4. 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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