How to say “nutrition” in Chinese
nutrition, nutrients
“Nutrition” in Chinese is 营养, yíng yǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
营养 is read yíng yǎng: 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
The first meaning is a military camp. The top is the same as in 荣 and 劳.
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 “营养”.
More words from the lesson “Calories and shelf life”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “nutrition” in Chinese?
“Nutrition” in Chinese is 营养, pinyin yíngyǎng.
What does 营养 mean?
营养 (yíngyǎng) means “nutrition, nutrients”.
How do you write 营养?
营养 is 2 characters: 营 (yíng) — camp; run (a business); 养 (yǎng) — raise, keep. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 营养?
营养 is read yíngyǎng. Tones: yíng — second tone, yǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“nutrition” in the lesson “Calories and shelf life”
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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