How to say “wheelchair” in Chinese
wheelchair
“Wheelchair” in Chinese is 轮椅, lún yǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
轮椅 is read lún yǐ: 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, 车 “cart”: a wheel. On the right, 仑 lún hints at the reading, as it also does in 论 lùn.
On the left, 木 “wood”.
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 “轮椅”.
More words from the lesson “Recovery and prevention”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wheelchair” in Chinese?
“Wheelchair” in Chinese is 轮椅, pinyin lúnyǐ.
What does 轮椅 mean?
轮椅 (lúnyǐ) means “wheelchair”.
How do you write 轮椅?
轮椅 is 2 characters: 轮 (lún) — wheel; take turns; 椅 (yǐ) — chair. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 轮椅?
轮椅 is read lúnyǐ. Tones: lún — second tone, yǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“wheelchair” in the lesson “Recovery and prevention”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” 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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