How to say “place an order” in Chinese
place an order
“Place an order” in Chinese is 下单, xià dān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
下单 is read xià dān: 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
A stroke under a line.
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 “下单”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 下单. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 现在下单明天就能送到xiànzàixiàdān,míngtiānjiùnéngsòngdàoOrder now and it'll be delivered tomorrow.
- 我昨天在网上下单了wǒzuótiānzàiwǎngshangxiàdānleI placed an order online yesterday.
More words from the lesson “In stock?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “place an order” in Chinese?
“Place an order” in Chinese is 下单, pinyin xiàdān.
What does 下单 mean?
下单 (xiàdān) means “place an order”.
How do you write 下单?
下单 is 2 characters: 下 (xià) — below, under; 单 (dān) — single; list. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 下单?
下单 is read xiàdān. Tones: xià — fourth tone, dān — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“place an order” in the lesson “In stock?”
This word is from the topic “Things and shopping” 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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