How to say “barbecue” in Chinese
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“Barbecue” in Chinese is 烧烤, shāo kǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
烧烤 is read shāo kǎo: 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, 火 “fire”. 发烧 — “to give off heat”, to have a fever.
On the left, 火 “fire”; on the right, 考 kǎo hints at the sound.
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 “烧烤”.
More words from the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “barbecue” in Chinese?
“Barbecue” in Chinese is 烧烤, pinyin shāokǎo.
What does 烧烤 mean?
烧烤 (shāokǎo) means “barbecue”.
How do you write 烧烤?
烧烤 is 2 characters: 烧 (shāo) — burn; 烤 (kǎo) — roast, bake. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 烧烤?
烧烤 is read shāokǎo. Tones: shāo — first tone, kǎo — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“barbecue” in the lesson “Hot pot, barbecue and seafood”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” 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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