How to say “scan” in Chinese
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“Scan” in Chinese is 扫描, sǎo miáo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
扫描 is read sǎo miáo: 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, 扌 “hand”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 苗 miáo hints at the reading.
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 “扫描”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 扫描. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 先把文件扫描成电子版，然后压缩一下，最后作为附件发送。xiānbǎwénjiànsǎomiáochéngdiànzǐbǎn,ránhòuyāsuōyíxià,zuìhòuzuòwéifùjiànfāsòngFirst scan the document into electronic form, then compress it, and finally send it as an attachment.
More words from the lesson “Document, attachment, version”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “scan” in Chinese?
“Scan” in Chinese is 扫描, pinyin sǎomiáo.
What does 扫描 mean?
扫描 (sǎomiáo) means “scan”.
How do you write 扫描?
扫描 is 2 characters: 扫 (sǎo) — sweep; 描 (miáo) — trace, draw. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 扫描?
扫描 is read sǎomiáo. Tones: sǎo — third tone, miáo — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“scan” in the lesson “Document, attachment, version”
This word is from the topic “Network and devices” 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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