How to say “glasses” in Chinese
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“Glasses” in Chinese is 眼镜, yǎn jìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
眼镜 is read yǎn jìng: 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, 目 “eye”.
On the left, 钅 “metal”: mirrors were made of bronze. On the right, 竟 jìng 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 “眼镜”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 眼镜. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他戴着眼镜。tādàizheyǎnjìngHe's wearing glasses.
- 那个戴眼镜的小伙子是谁nàgedàiyǎnjìngdexiǎohuǒzishìshéiWho's that guy in glasses?
- 那个戴眼镜的姑娘是谁nàgedàiyǎnjìngdegūniangshìshéiWho's that girl in glasses?
- 他近视可是不喜欢戴眼镜tājìnshì,kěshìbùxǐhuandàiyǎnjìngHe's nearsighted but doesn't like wearing glasses.
- 你的新眼镜真酷！nǐdexīnyǎnjìngzhēnkùYour new glasses are so cool!
More words from the lesson “The guy in glasses”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “glasses” in Chinese?
“Glasses” in Chinese is 眼镜, pinyin yǎnjìng.
What does 眼镜 mean?
眼镜 (yǎnjìng) means “glasses”.
How do you write 眼镜?
眼镜 is 2 characters: 眼 (yǎn) — eye; 镜 (jìng) — mirror. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 眼镜?
眼镜 is read yǎnjìng. Tones: yǎn — third tone, jìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“glasses” in the lesson “The guy in glasses”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. 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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