How to say “sofa” in Chinese
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“Sofa” in Chinese is 沙发, shā fā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
沙发 is read shā fā: 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, 氵 “water”; on the right, 少 “little”. In 沙发 it only gives the sound: “sofa”.
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
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 “沙发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 沙发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 沙发在屋子中间。shāfāzàiwūzizhōngjiānThe sofa is in the middle of the room.
- 他们把沙发搬走了。tāmenbǎshāfābānzǒuleThey took the sofa away.
- 钥匙掉到沙发底下了yàoshidiàodàoshāfādǐxialeThe keys fell under the sofa.
- 请把沙发往窗户那边推qǐngbǎshāfāwǎngchuānghunàbiāntuīPlease push the sofa over toward the window.
- 这个沙发太占地方了zhègeshāfātàizhàndìfangleThis sofa takes up too much space.
- 请把沙发往左移一点儿qǐngbǎshāfāwǎngzuǒyíyìdiǎnrPlease move the sofa a little to the left.
More words from the lesson “In the apartment”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sofa” in Chinese?
“Sofa” in Chinese is 沙发, pinyin shāfā.
What does 沙发 mean?
沙发 (shāfā) means “sofa”.
How do you write 沙发?
沙发 is 2 characters: 沙 (shā) — sand; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 沙发?
沙发 is read shāfā. Tones: shā — first tone, fā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sofa” in the lesson “In the apartment”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. 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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