How to say “ice cream bar” in Chinese

雪糕
xuěgāo

ice cream bar

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Food and Cooking”

“Ice cream bar” in Chinese is 雪糕, xuě gāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

雪糕 is read xuě gāo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

xuě — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
gāo — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

雪
xuě — snow

On top, 雨 “rain”.

糕
gāo — cake

On the left, 米 “rice”; on the right, 羔 gāo 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 “雪糕”.

More words from the lesson “To go and for dessert”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “ice cream bar” in Chinese?

“Ice cream bar” in Chinese is 雪糕, pinyin xuěgāo.

What does 雪糕 mean?

雪糕 (xuěgāo) means “ice cream bar”.

How do you write 雪糕?

雪糕 is 2 characters: 雪 (xuě) — snow; 糕 (gāo) — cake. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 雪糕?

雪糕 is read xuěgāo. Tones: xuě — third tone, gāo — first tone. The page has an audio recording.

“ice cream bar” 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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