How to say “channel” in Chinese

渠道
qúdào

channel; way, means

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Business and management”

“Channel” in Chinese is 渠道, qú dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

渠道 is read qú dào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

qú — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
dào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

渠
qú — canal, ditch

Top left, 氵 “water”; next to it, 巨 jù hints at the reading. Below, 木 “wood”.

道
dào — way, road

On the left, 辶 “walk”. This is the famous “Tao”.

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 “渠道”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “channel” in Chinese?

“Channel” in Chinese is 渠道, pinyin qúdào.

What does 渠道 mean?

渠道 (qúdào) means “channel; way, means”.

How do you write 渠道?

渠道 is 2 characters: 渠 (qú) — canal, ditch; 道 (dào) — way, road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 渠道?

渠道 is read qúdào. Tones: qú — second tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“channel” in the lesson “Purchasing and sales”

This word is from the topic “Business and management” 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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