How to say “practical” in Chinese
practical
“Practical” in Chinese is 实用, shí yòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
实用 is read shí yòng: 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 top, 宀 — “roof”.
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 “实用”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 实用. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个包不太好看但是很实用zhègebāobútàihǎokàn,dànshìhěnshíyòngThis bag isn't very pretty, but it's very practical.
- 质量可靠非常实用zhìliàngkěkào,fēichángshíyòngReliable quality, very practical.
- 这种包装既美观又实用zhèzhǒngbāozhuāngjìměiguānyòushíyòngThis kind of packaging is both attractive and practical.
More words from the lesson “Reviewing a purchase”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “practical” in Chinese?
“Practical” in Chinese is 实用, pinyin shíyòng.
What does 实用 mean?
实用 (shíyòng) means “practical”.
How do you write 实用?
实用 is 2 characters: 实 (shí) — real, true; 用 (yòng) — use. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 实用?
实用 is read shíyòng. Tones: shí — second tone, yòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“practical” in the lesson “Reviewing a purchase”
This word is from the topic “The good and the bad” 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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