How to say “technique” in Chinese
technique (in art)
“Technique” in Chinese is 手法, shǒu fǎ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
手法 is read shǒu fǎ: 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
A picture of a palm with fingers.
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 去 “go away”.
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 “手法”.
More words from the lesson “Plot and character”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “technique” in Chinese?
“Technique” in Chinese is 手法, pinyin shǒufǎ.
What does 手法 mean?
手法 (shǒufǎ) means “technique (in art)”.
How do you write 手法?
手法 is 2 characters: 手 (shǒu) — hand; 法 (fǎ) — law; method. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 手法?
手法 is read shǒufǎ. Tones: shǒu — third tone, fǎ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“technique” in the lesson “Plot and character”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” 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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