How to say “summer camp” in Chinese
summer camp
“Summer camp” in Chinese is 夏令营, xià lìng yíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
夏令营 is read xià lìng yíng: 3 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 hints at the sound of 龄, 铃, 领 and 零.
The first meaning is a military camp. The top is the same as in 荣 and 劳.
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 “夏令营”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 夏令营. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 暑假我想送女儿去参加夏令营shǔjiàwǒxiǎngsòngnǚ’érqùcānjiāxiàlìngyíngThis summer vacation I want to send my daughter to a summer camp.
- 这个夏令营还能报名吗？zhègexiàlìngyíngháinéngbàomíngmaCan you still sign up for this summer camp?
More words from the lesson “Admissions and places”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “summer camp” in Chinese?
“Summer camp” in Chinese is 夏令营, pinyin xiàlìngyíng.
What does 夏令营 mean?
夏令营 (xiàlìngyíng) means “summer camp”.
How do you write 夏令营?
夏令营 is 3 characters: 夏 (xià) — summer; 令 (lìng) — order; make, cause; 营 (yíng) — camp; run (a business). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 夏令营?
夏令营 is read xiàlìngyíng. Tones: xià — fourth tone, lìng — fourth tone, yíng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“summer camp” in the lesson “Admissions and places”
This word is from the topic “Studying” 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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