How to say “balloon” in Chinese
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“Balloon” in Chinese is 气球, qì qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
气球 is read qì qiú: 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
In 不客气 it is read with the neutral tone: qi.
On the left, 王 “jade”.
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 “气球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 气球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 气球被风吹走了qìqiúbèifēngchuīzǒuleThe balloon was blown away by the wind.
- 气球突然爆了qìqiútūránbàoleThe balloon suddenly popped.
More words from the lesson “Holidays and anniversaries”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “balloon” in Chinese?
“Balloon” in Chinese is 气球, pinyin qìqiú.
What does 气球 mean?
气球 (qìqiú) means “balloon”.
How do you write 气球?
气球 is 2 characters: 气 (qì) — air, spirit; 球 (qiú) — ball. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 气球?
气球 is read qìqiú. Tones: qì — fourth tone, qiú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“balloon” in the lesson “Holidays and anniversaries”
This word is from the topic “Traditions and thought” 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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