How to say “embassy” in Chinese
embassy
“Embassy” in Chinese is 使馆, shǐ guǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
使馆 is read shǐ guǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 饣 “food”.
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 “使馆”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 使馆. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我明天去使馆办签证wǒmíngtiānqùshǐguǎnbànqiānzhèngTomorrow I'm going to the embassy to apply for a visa.
- 我收到了使馆的通知wǒshōudàoleshǐguǎndetōngzhīI got a notice from the embassy.
More words from the lesson “Forms and IDs”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “embassy” in Chinese?
“Embassy” in Chinese is 使馆, pinyin shǐguǎn.
What does 使馆 mean?
使馆 (shǐguǎn) means “embassy”.
How do you write 使馆?
使馆 is 2 characters: 使 (shǐ) — make (someone do); use; 馆 (guǎn) — establishment. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 使馆?
使馆 is read shǐguǎn. Tones: shǐ — third tone, guǎn — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“embassy” in the lesson “Forms and IDs”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. 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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