How to say “gift” in Chinese
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“Gift” in Chinese is 礼物, lǐ wù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
礼物 is read lǐ wù: 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, 礻 is a compressed “altar, ritual”.
On the left, 牛 “ox”; on the right, 勿 wù hints at the sound.
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 “礼物”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 礼物. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这是我送给你的礼物。zhèshìwǒsònggěinǐdelǐwùThis is my gift for you.
- 我收到了你的礼物wǒshōudàolenǐdelǐwùI got your gift.
- 你想要什么礼物？nǐxiǎngyàoshénmelǐwùWhat gift would you like?
- 谢谢你的礼物xièxienǐdelǐwùThanks for the gift.
- 过节以前我要买礼物guòjiéyǐqián,wǒyàomǎilǐwùBefore the holiday I need to buy presents.
- 这是送给你的礼物。zhèshìsònggěinǐdelǐwùThis is a present for you.
More words from the lesson “A gift”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “gift” in Chinese?
“Gift” in Chinese is 礼物, pinyin lǐwù.
What does 礼物 mean?
礼物 (lǐwù) means “gift”.
How do you write 礼物?
礼物 is 2 characters: 礼 (lǐ) — ritual, courtesy; 物 (wù) — thing. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 礼物?
礼物 is read lǐwù. Tones: lǐ — third tone, wù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“gift” in the lesson “A gift”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” 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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