How to say “potato chips” in Chinese
potato chips
“Potato chips” in Chinese is 薯片, shǔ piàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
薯片 is read shǔ piàn: 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, 艹 “grass”; below, 署 shǔ hints at the reading.
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 “薯片”.
More words from the lesson “A banquet and snacks”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “potato chips” in Chinese?
“Potato chips” in Chinese is 薯片, pinyin shǔpiàn.
What does 薯片 mean?
薯片 (shǔpiàn) means “potato chips”.
How do you write 薯片?
薯片 is 2 characters: 薯 (shǔ) — sweet potato, potato; 片 (piàn) — slice, plate; photo. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 薯片?
薯片 is read shǔpiàn. Tones: shǔ — third tone, piàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“potato chips” in the lesson “A banquet and snacks”
This word is from the topic “Food and taste” 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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