How to say “fill in” in Chinese
fill in
“Fill in” in Chinese is 填, tián: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
填 is read tián. 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 the left, 土 “earth”: to fill a pit with earth. On the right, 真 zhēn hints at the sound.
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 “填”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 填. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请填写这张表格qǐngtiánxiězhèzhāngbiǎogéPlease fill out this form.
- 请按照要求填写表格。qǐngànzhàoyāoqiútiánxiěbiǎogéPlease fill out the form as required.
- 请按照要求填写qǐngànzhàoyāoqiútiánxiěPlease fill it in as required.
- 请将表格填写清楚qǐngjiāngbiǎogétiánxiěqīngchuPlease fill out the form clearly.
- 请先填一下这张表qǐngxiāntiányíxiàzhèzhāngbiǎoPlease fill in this form first.
- 麻烦您填一下这张表máfanníntiányíxiàzhèzhāngbiǎoWould you mind filling in this form?
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “At the post office”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fill in” in Chinese?
“Fill in” in Chinese is 填, pinyin tián.
What does 填 mean?
填 (tián) means “fill in”.
How do you write 填?
填 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 填?
填 is read tián. Tones: tián — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fill in” in the lesson “At the post office”
This word is from the topic “Services and formalities” 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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