How to say “level” in Chinese
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“Level” in Chinese is 水平, shuǐ píng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
水平 is read shuǐ píng: 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.
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 “水平”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 水平. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的汉语水平很高。tādeHànyǔshuǐpínghěngāoHis Chinese is at a high level.
- 我想提高汉语水平wǒxiǎngtígāoHànyǔshuǐpíngI want to raise my level of Chinese.
- 他的汉语水平在不断提高。tādeHànyǔshuǐpíngzàibúduàntígāoHis Chinese keeps getting better.
- 我想提高口语水平。wǒxiǎngtígāokǒuyǔshuǐpíngI want to improve my spoken Chinese.
- 他为了提高汉语水平而努力学习。tāwèiletígāoHànyǔshuǐpíngérnǔlìxuéxíHe studies hard to improve his Chinese.
- 我的汉语水平提高了wǒdeHànyǔshuǐpíngtígāoleMy Chinese has improved.
More words from the lesson “Grades and effort”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “level” in Chinese?
“Level” in Chinese is 水平, pinyin shuǐpíng.
What does 水平 mean?
水平 (shuǐpíng) means “level”.
How do you write 水平?
水平 is 2 characters: 水 (shuǐ) — water; 平 (píng) — flat, calm. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 水平?
水平 is read shuǐpíng. Tones: shuǐ — third tone, píng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“level” in the lesson “Grades and effort”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. 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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