How to say “sight” in Chinese
sight (sense), visual
“Sight” in Chinese is 视觉, shì jué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
视觉 is read shì jué: 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 right, 见 “see”.
Two readings: jiào in 睡觉 and jué in 觉得.
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 “视觉”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 视觉. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 人得到的信息大部分来自视觉。réndédàodexìnxīdàbùfenláizìshìjuéPeople get most of their information through sight.
More words from the lesson “Sight and hearing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sight” in Chinese?
“Sight” in Chinese is 视觉, pinyin shìjué.
What does 视觉 mean?
视觉 (shìjué) means “sight (sense), visual”.
How do you write 视觉?
视觉 is 2 characters: 视 (shì) — look, view; 觉 (jiào) — sleep; feel. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 视觉?
视觉 is read shìjué. Tones: shì — fourth tone, jué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sight” in the lesson “Sight and hearing”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. 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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