How to say “cement” in Chinese
cement
“Cement” in Chinese is 水泥, shuǐ ní: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
水泥 is read shuǐ ní: 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
A picture of a stream.
On the left, 氵 “water”: earth mixed with water. On the right, 尼 ní hints at the reading, as it also does in 呢 ne.
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 “水泥”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 水泥. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 盖房子需要砖和水泥gàifángzixūyàozhuānhéshuǐníTo build a house, you need bricks and cement.
More words from the lesson “Repairs and construction”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cement” in Chinese?
“Cement” in Chinese is 水泥, pinyin shuǐní.
What does 水泥 mean?
水泥 (shuǐní) means “cement”.
How do you write 水泥?
水泥 is 2 characters: 水 (shuǐ) — water; 泥 (ní) — mud, clay. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 水泥?
水泥 is read shuǐní. Tones: shuǐ — third tone, ní — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cement” in the lesson “Repairs and construction”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” 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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