How to say “turtle” in Chinese
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“Turtle” in Chinese is 乌龟, wū guī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
乌龟 is read wū guī: 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
It's 鸟 “bird” without the dot for the eye: you can't see a black crow's eye.
A drawing of a turtle: head on top, shell in the middle, tail below.
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 “乌龟”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 乌龟. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 乌龟的寿命很长wūguīdeshòumìnghěnchángTurtles live long.
More words from the lesson “From ants to sharks”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “turtle” in Chinese?
“Turtle” in Chinese is 乌龟, pinyin wūguī.
What does 乌龟 mean?
乌龟 (wūguī) means “turtle”.
How do you write 乌龟?
乌龟 is 2 characters: 乌 (wū) — crow; black; 龟 (guī) — turtle, tortoise. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 乌龟?
乌龟 is read wūguī. Tones: wū — first tone, guī — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“turtle” in the lesson “From ants to sharks”
This word is from the topic “Fields, forests and animals” of HSK 6. 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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