How to say “put together” in Chinese

拼
pīn

put together; go all out

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Learning and Language”

“Put together” in Chinese is 拼, pīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

拼 is read pīn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

pīn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

拼
pīn — piece together; go all out

On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 并 bìng “together” 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 “拼”.

Examples

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

  • 小朋友先学拼音,再学汉字。xiǎopéngyǒuxiānxuépīnyīn,zàixuéHànzìKids learn pinyin first, and then characters.
  • 拼音是用字母写的pīnyīnshìyòngzìmǔxiědePinyin is written with letters.
  • 我们把两张桌子拼在一起吧wǒmenbǎliǎngzhāngzhuōzipīnzàiyìqǐbaLet's push the two tables together.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Sounds and Letters”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “put together” in Chinese?

“Put together” in Chinese is 拼, pinyin pīn.

What does 拼 mean?

拼 (pīn) means “put together; go all out”.

How do you write 拼?

拼 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 拼?

拼 is read pīn. Tones: pīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“put together” in the lesson “Sounds and Letters”

This word is from the topic “Learning and Language” 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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