How to say “fashion” in Chinese

时尚
shíshàng

fashion; fashionable, stylish

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Things and shopping”

“Fashion” in Chinese is 时尚, shí shàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

时尚 is read shí shàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
shàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

时
shí — time

On the left, 日 “sun”.

尚
shàng — still; value, esteem

Hints at the reading of 常 cháng, 躺 tǎng and 赏 shǎng.

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 “时尚”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 时尚. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 她穿得很时尚tāchuāndehěnshíshàngShe dresses very stylishly.

More words from the lesson “New model”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “fashion” in Chinese?

“Fashion” in Chinese is 时尚, pinyin shíshàng.

What does 时尚 mean?

时尚 (shíshàng) means “fashion; fashionable, stylish”.

How do you write 时尚?

时尚 is 2 characters: 时 (shí) — time; 尚 (shàng) — still; value, esteem. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 时尚?

时尚 is read shíshàng. Tones: shí — second tone, shàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“fashion” in the lesson “New model”

This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” 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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