How to say “play” in Chinese
play (a role)
“Play” in Chinese is 起到, qǐ dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
起到 is read qǐ dào: 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, 走 “walk”.
On the right, 刂 “knife”, dāo, hints at the sound.
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 “起到”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 起到. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的建议起到了很大的作用tādejiànyìqǐdàolehěndàdezuòyòngHis advice played a big role.
More words from the lesson “What appeared and what it led to”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “play” in Chinese?
“Play” in Chinese is 起到, pinyin qǐdào.
What does 起到 mean?
起到 (qǐdào) means “play (a role)”.
How do you write 起到?
起到 is 2 characters: 起 (qǐ) — rise, get up; 到 (dào) — arrive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 起到?
起到 is read qǐdào. Tones: qǐ — third tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“play” in the lesson “What appeared and what it led to”
This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” 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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