How to say “facilities” in Chinese
facilities, infrastructure
“Facilities” in Chinese is 设施, shè shī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
设施 is read shè shī: 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, 讠 “speech”. The right part is the same as in 没 méi and 投.
On the left and on top, the “flag” sign, as in 旅 and 族; bottom right, 也.
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 “设施”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 设施. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 损坏公共设施要赔钱。sǔnhuàigōnggòngshèshīyàopéiqiánAnyone who damages public property will have to pay for it.
More words from the lesson “The neighborhood”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “facilities” in Chinese?
“Facilities” in Chinese is 设施, pinyin shèshī.
What does 设施 mean?
设施 (shèshī) means “facilities, infrastructure”.
How do you write 设施?
设施 is 2 characters: 设 (shè) — set up; establish; 施 (shī) — carry out; bestow. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 设施?
设施 is read shèshī. Tones: shè — fourth tone, shī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“facilities” in the lesson “The neighborhood”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” 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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