How to say “variety” in Chinese
variety; breed
“Variety” in Chinese is 品种, pǐn zhǒng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
品种 is read pǐn zhǒng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
Three 口 stacked in a pile.
On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 中 zhōng hints at the sound. Its second reading is zhòng, “to plant”.
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 “品种”.
More words from the lesson “Trees and fruit”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “variety” in Chinese?
“Variety” in Chinese is 品种, pinyin pǐnzhǒng.
What does 品种 mean?
品种 (pǐnzhǒng) means “variety; breed”.
How do you write 品种?
品种 is 2 characters: 品 (pǐn) — product, goods; quality; 种 (zhǒng) — kind, sort; seed. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 品种?
品种 is read pǐnzhǒng. Tones: pǐn — third tone, zhǒng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“variety” in the lesson “Trees and fruit”
This word is from the topic “Animals, plants, colors” 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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