How to say “thick” in Chinese
thick, strong
“Thick” in Chinese is 浓, nóng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
浓 is read nóng. 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, 氵 “water”; on the right, 农 nóng hints at the reading.
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 “浓”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 浓. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 晚上别喝太浓的茶wǎnshangbiéhētàinóngdecháDon't drink tea that's too strong in the evening.
- 我喜欢喝浓茶wǒxǐhuanhēnóngcháI like strong tea.
- 你要浓一点儿的茶还是淡一点儿的？nǐyàonóngyìdiǎnrdecháháishidànyìdiǎnrdeDo you want your tea stronger or weaker?
- 他对中国历史产生了浓厚的兴趣tāduìZhōngguólìshǐchǎnshēnglenónghòudexìngqùHe developed a deep interest in Chinese history.
- 我对书法有浓厚的兴趣wǒduìshūfǎyǒunónghòudexìngqùI have a deep interest in calligraphy.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Bland, strong, smelly”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “thick” in Chinese?
“Thick” in Chinese is 浓, pinyin nóng.
What does 浓 mean?
浓 (nóng) means “thick, strong”.
How do you write 浓?
浓 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 浓?
浓 is read nóng. Tones: nóng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“thick” in the lesson “Bland, strong, smelly”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” 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.
Start for free