How to say “drinking straw” in Chinese
drinking straw
“Drinking straw” in Chinese is 吸管, xī guǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
吸管 is read xī guǎn: 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
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 及 jí — as in 级 and 极.
On top, 竹 “bamboo”: the first meaning is a bamboo tube. At the bottom, 官 guān hints at the sound.
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 “吸管”.
More words from the lesson “To go and for dessert”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “drinking straw” in Chinese?
“Drinking straw” in Chinese is 吸管, pinyin xīguǎn.
What does 吸管 mean?
吸管 (xīguǎn) means “drinking straw”.
How do you write 吸管?
吸管 is 2 characters: 吸 (xī) — breathe in, suck in; 管 (guǎn) — tube; manage. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 吸管?
吸管 is read xīguǎn. Tones: xī — first tone, guǎn — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“drinking straw” in the lesson “To go and for dessert”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” 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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