How to say “depth” in Chinese
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“Depth” in Chinese is 深度, shēn dù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
深度 is read shēn dù: 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”: deep water.
A measure of all sorts of things: 温度 — temperature, 速度 — speed, 态度 — attitude.
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 “深度”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 深度. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个游泳池的深度是两米zhègeyóuyǒngchídeshēndùshìliǎngmǐThe depth of this pool is two meters.
More words from the lesson “The size of a thing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “depth” in Chinese?
“Depth” in Chinese is 深度, pinyin shēndù.
What does 深度 mean?
深度 (shēndù) means “depth”.
How do you write 深度?
深度 is 2 characters: 深 (shēn) — deep; 度 (dù) — degree, measure; spend time. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 深度?
深度 is read shēndù. Tones: shēn — first tone, dù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“depth” in the lesson “The size of a thing”
This word is from the topic “Measurements and data” 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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