How to say “unified” in Chinese
unified; unify
“Unified” in Chinese is 统一, tǒng yī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
统一 is read tǒng yī: 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, 纟 “thread”: gathering all the threads into one.
Before a measure word its tone changes: yí before a fourth tone, yì before the others. In numbers and dates it stays yī.
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 “统一”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 统一. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们先统一一下意见wǒmenxiāntǒngyīyíxiàyìjiànLet's agree on a common view first.
- 公元前二二一年，他统一了天下。gōngyuánqiánèr’èryīnián,tātǒngyīletiānxiàIn 221 BC he united the Celestial Empire.
- 他终于统一了天下tāzhōngyútǒngyīletiānxiàHe finally united the Celestial Empire.
More words from the lesson “Peoples of China”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “unified” in Chinese?
“Unified” in Chinese is 统一, pinyin tǒngyī.
What does 统一 mean?
统一 (tǒngyī) means “unified; unify”.
How do you write 统一?
统一 is 2 characters: 统 (tǒng) — unite; whole; 一 (yī) — one. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 统一?
统一 is read tǒngyī. Tones: tǒng — third tone, yī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“unified” in the lesson “Peoples of China”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” 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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