How to say “snow” in Chinese
snow
“Snow” in Chinese is 雪, xuě: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
雪 is read xuě. 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 top, 雨 “rain”.
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 “雪”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 雪. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 啊，下雪了！ā,xiàxuěleOh, it's snowing!
- 下雪以后，城市格外静。xiàxuěyǐhòu,chéngshìgéwàijìngAfter the snowfall the city is especially quiet.
- 你瞧，下雪了！nǐqiáo,xiàxuěleLook, it's snowing!
- 窗外飘着雪chuāngwàipiāozhexuěSnow is swirling outside the window.
- 这一带冬天很少下雪zhèyídàidōngtiānhěnshǎoxiàxuěIt rarely snows in this area in winter.
- 太阳一出来雪就融化了tàiyángyìchūlái,xuějiùrónghuàleAs soon as the sun came out, the snow melted.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “What's the weather like?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “snow” in Chinese?
“Snow” in Chinese is 雪, pinyin xuě.
What does 雪 mean?
雪 (xuě) means “snow”.
How do you write 雪?
雪 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 雪?
雪 is read xuě. Tones: xuě — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“snow” in the lesson “What's the weather like?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. 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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