How to say “content” in Chinese

内容

nèiróng

content

noun · HSK 4 · topic “Art and the stage”

“Content” in Chinese is 内容, nèi róng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

内容 is read nèi róng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

nèi — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

róng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

内

nèi — inside, inner

容

róng — contain; appearance

On top, 宀 “roof”.

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 “内容”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 内容. Tap the sound icon to listen.

这本书的内容很丰富zhèběnshūdenèirónghěnfēngfùThe content of this book is very rich.
小说是小说，电影是电影，内容不完全一样。xiǎoshuōshìxiǎoshuō,diànyǐngshìdiànyǐng,nèiróngbùwánquányíyàngA novel is a novel, and a film is a film: the content isn't exactly the same.
这本小说的内容很吸引人zhèběnxiǎoshuōdenèirónghěnxīyǐnrénThe content of this novel is really gripping.
请概括一下这篇文章的主要内容qǐnggàikuòyíxiàzhèpiānwénzhāngdezhǔyàonèiróngPlease briefly summarize the main points of this article.
内容比形式更重要nèiróngbǐxíngshìgèngzhòngyàoContent matters more than form.
这本教材的内容太枯燥了zhèběnjiàocáidenèiróngtàikūzàoleThe content of this textbook is too dry.

More words from the lesson “Novels and magazines”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “content” in Chinese?

“Content” in Chinese is 内容, pinyin nèiróng.

What does 内容 mean?

内容 (nèiróng) means “content”.

How do you write 内容?

内容 is 2 characters: 内 (nèi) — inside, inner; 容 (róng) — contain; appearance. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 内容?

内容 is read nèiróng. Tones: nèi — fourth tone, róng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“content” in the lesson “Novels and magazines”

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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