How to say “fog” in Chinese

雾
wù

fog

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Earth, weather, ecology”

“Fog” in Chinese is 雾, wù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

雾 is read wù. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

wù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

雾
wù — fog

On top, 雨 “rain”; below, 务 wù 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 “雾”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 雾. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 雾太大了航班都取消了wùtàidàle,hángbāndōuqǔxiāoleThe fog is too thick — all flights have been canceled.
  • 你瞧雾散了nǐqiáo,wùsànleLook, the fog has lifted!

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Sky, fog, downpour”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “fog” in Chinese?

“Fog” in Chinese is 雾, pinyin wù.

What does 雾 mean?

雾 (wù) means “fog”.

How do you write 雾?

雾 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 雾?

雾 is read wù. Tones: wù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“fog” in the lesson “Sky, fog, downpour”

This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” 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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