How to say “lesson” in Chinese
lesson (from sth); revelation
“Lesson” in Chinese is 启示, qǐ shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
启示 is read qǐ shì: 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 top, 户 “door”; below, 口 “mouth”: opening a door.
Originally an altar. On the side of a character it shrinks to 礻: 礼, 社, 祝.
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 “启示”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 启示. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这次失败给了我们很多启示zhècìshībàigěilewǒmenhěnduōqǐshìThis failure taught us a lot.
- 这次失败给了你什么启示？zhècìshībàigěilenǐshénmeqǐshìWhat did this failure teach you?
More words from the lesson “The self: setbacks, lessons, dedication”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lesson” in Chinese?
“Lesson” in Chinese is 启示, pinyin qǐshì.
What does 启示 mean?
启示 (qǐshì) means “lesson (from sth); revelation”.
How do you write 启示?
启示 is 2 characters: 启 (qǐ) — open, start; 示 (shì) — show. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 启示?
启示 is read qǐshì. Tones: qǐ — third tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lesson” in the lesson “The self: setbacks, lessons, dedication”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and values” of HSK 6. 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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