How to say “transportation” in Chinese

运输
yùnshū

transportation

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Transportation”

“Transportation” in Chinese is 运输, yùn shū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

运输 is read yùn shū: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yùn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
shū — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

运
yùn — transport; luck

On the left, 辶 “walk”.

输
shū — lose; transport

On the left, 车 “cart”: the first meaning is to transport. The opposite of 赢 “win”.

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 “运输”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “transportation” in Chinese?

“Transportation” in Chinese is 运输, pinyin yùnshū.

What does 运输 mean?

运输 (yùnshū) means “transportation”.

How do you write 运输?

运输 is 2 characters: 运 (yùn) — transport; luck; 输 (shū) — lose; transport. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 运输?

运输 is read yùnshū. Tones: yùn — fourth tone, shū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“transportation” in the lesson “Is it far?”

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