How to say “fill in” in Chinese
fill in (a form)
“Fill in” in Chinese is 填写, tián xiě: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
填写 is read tián xiě: 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 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 “填写”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 填写. 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.
- 请填写学校的名称qǐngtiánxiěxuéxiàodemíngchēngPlease fill in the name of the school.
More words from the lesson “Forms and IDs”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fill in” in Chinese?
“Fill in” in Chinese is 填写, pinyin tiánxiě.
What does 填写 mean?
填写 (tiánxiě) means “fill in (a form)”.
How do you write 填写?
填写 is 2 characters: 填 (tián) — fill in; 写 (xiě) — write. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 填写?
填写 is read tiánxiě. Tones: tián — second tone, xiě — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fill in” in the lesson “Forms and IDs”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. 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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