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How to say “do an internship” in Chinese

实习
shíxí

do an internship

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Work”

“Do an internship” in Chinese is 实习, shí xí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

实习 is read shí xí: 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?”
xí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

实
shí — real, true

On top, 宀 — “roof”.

习
xí — practice

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 “实习”.

Examples

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

  • 我有机会去中国实习。wǒyǒujīhuìqùZhōngguóshíxíI have a chance to go to China for an internship.
  • 我想在你们公司实习wǒxiǎngzàinǐmengōngsīshíxíI'd like to do an internship at your company.
  • 这次实习给了我宝贵的经验zhècìshíxígěilewǒbǎoguìdejīngyànThis internship gave me valuable experience.
  • 你觉得这次实习怎么样？nǐjuédezhècìshíxízěnmeyàngWhat did you think of the internship?
  • 这次实习给我留下了深刻的印象。zhècìshíxígěiwǒliúxiàleshēnkèdeyìnxiàngThis internship made a deep impression on me.
  • 你在中国的实习怎么样？nǐzàiZhōngguódeshíxízěnmeyàngHow was your internship in China?

More words from the lesson “Résumé and internship”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “do an internship” in Chinese?

“Do an internship” in Chinese is 实习, pinyin shíxí.

What does 实习 mean?

实习 (shíxí) means “do an internship”.

How do you write 实习?

实习 is 2 characters: 实 (shí) — real, true; 习 (xí) — practice. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 实习?

实习 is read shíxí. Tones: shí — second tone, xí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“do an internship” in the lesson “Résumé and internship”

This word is from the topic “Work” 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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