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How to say “project” in Chinese

项目
xiàngmù

project, item

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Business”

“Project” in Chinese is 项目, xiàng mù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

项目 is read xiàng mù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

xiàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
mù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

项
xiàng — item, clause

On the left, 工 gōng; on the right, 页 “head”: originally “neck”.

目
mù — eye; item

A picture of an eye turned on its side. It appears in 眼, 睡, 看.

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 “项目”.

Examples

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

  • 这个项目由小王负责zhègexiàngmùyóuxiǎoWángfùzéXiao Wang is in charge of this project.
  • 我一个人完成了整个项目。wǒyígerénwánchénglezhěnggèxiàngmùI did the whole project on my own.
  • 总体来说，项目进行得很顺利。zǒngtǐláishuō,xiàngmùjìnxíngdehěnshùnlìOverall, the project is going smoothly.
  • 我想告诉经理，这个项目我不做了。wǒxiǎnggàosujīnglǐ,zhègexiàngmùwǒbúzuòleI want to tell the manager I’m not doing this project anymore.
  • 我先介绍一下这个项目的背景。wǒxiānjièshàoyíxiàzhègexiàngmùdebèijǐngFirst, let me give you some background on the project.
  • 项目进行得怎么样？xiàngmùjìnxíngdezěnmeyàngHow’s the project going?

More words from the lesson “The client and the contract”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “project” in Chinese?

“Project” in Chinese is 项目, pinyin xiàngmù.

What does 项目 mean?

项目 (xiàngmù) means “project, item”.

How do you write 项目?

项目 is 2 characters: 项 (xiàng) — item, clause; 目 (mù) — eye; item. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 项目?

项目 is read xiàngmù. Tones: xiàng — fourth tone, mù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“project” in the lesson “The client and the contract”

This word is from the topic “Business” 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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