How to say “folk customs” in Chinese
folk customs
“Folk customs” in Chinese is 民俗, mín sú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
民俗 is read mín sú: 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, 亻 “person”; on the right, 谷 “valley”.
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 “民俗”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 民俗. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我对当地的民俗很感兴趣wǒduìdāngdìdemínsúhěngǎnxìngqùI’m very interested in local folk customs.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “folk customs” in Chinese?
“Folk customs” in Chinese is 民俗, pinyin mínsú.
What does 民俗 mean?
民俗 (mínsú) means “folk customs”.
How do you write 民俗?
民俗 is 2 characters: 民 (mín) — people, the public; 俗 (sú) — custom; vulgar, common. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 民俗?
民俗 is read mínsú. Tones: mín — second tone, sú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“folk customs” in the lesson “Porcelain, poetry and folk crafts”
This word is from the topic “China’s history and traditions” 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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