How to say “fan” in Chinese
fan; be crazy about
“Fan” in Chinese is 迷, mí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
迷 is read mí. 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, 辶 “walk”; inside, 米 mǐ hints at the sound. 球迷 — someone hooked on the ball, that is, a fan.
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 “迷”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 迷. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他们赢得了球迷的尊重tāmenyíngdéleqiúmídezūnzhòngThey earned the fans' respect.
- 他是个摄影迷，每天都带着相机。tāshìgeshèyǐngmí,měitiāndōudàizhexiàngjīHe's a photography buff and carries his camera with him every day.
- 最近我迷上了摄影zuìjìnwǒmíshàngleshèyǐngLately I've gotten hooked on photography.
- 我迷上了纪录片wǒmíshànglejìlùpiànI'm hooked on documentaries.
- 他们走着走着就迷路了。tāmenzǒuzhezǒuzhejiùmílùleThey walked and walked and got lost.
- 球迷们都疯狂了qiúmímendōufēngkuángleThe fans all went wild.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Photos to remember”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fan” in Chinese?
“Fan” in Chinese is 迷, pinyin mí.
What does 迷 mean?
迷 (mí) means “fan; be crazy about”.
How do you write 迷?
迷 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 迷?
迷 is read mí. Tones: mí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fan” in the lesson “Photos to remember”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and experiences” 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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