How to say “leg” in Chinese
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“Leg” in Chinese is 腿, tuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
腿 is read tuǐ. 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, 月 “flesh, body”; on the right, 退 tuì 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 “腿”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 腿. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他踢球的时候腿受伤了tātīqiúdeshíhoutuǐshòushāngleHe hurt his leg playing soccer.
- 你的腿怎么了？我扶你吧。nǐdetuǐzěnmele,wǒfúnǐbaWhat happened to your leg? Here, lean on me.
- 他的腿很有力量。tādetuǐhěnyǒulìliàngHis legs are very strong.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “From head to toe”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “leg” in Chinese?
“Leg” in Chinese is 腿, pinyin tuǐ.
What does 腿 mean?
腿 (tuǐ) means “leg”.
How do you write 腿?
腿 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 腿?
腿 is read tuǐ. Tones: tuǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“leg” in the lesson “From head to toe”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” 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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