How to say “magazine” in Chinese
magazine
“Magazine” in Chinese is 杂志, zá zhì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
杂志 is read zá zhì: 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
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 “杂志”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 杂志. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我每个月都买这本杂志wǒměigeyuèdōumǎizhèběnzázhìI buy this magazine every month.
- 他在杂志上发表了一篇文章。tāzàizázhìshangfābiǎoleyìpiānwénzhāngHe published an article in a magazine.
- 她在一家杂志社当编辑tāzàiyìjiāzázhìshèdāngbiānjíShe works as an editor at a magazine.
More words from the lesson “Novels and magazines”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “magazine” in Chinese?
“Magazine” in Chinese is 杂志, pinyin zázhì.
What does 杂志 mean?
杂志 (zázhì) means “magazine”.
How do you write 杂志?
杂志 is 2 characters: 杂 (zá) — mixed, various; 志 (zhì) — aspiration, will; record. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 杂志?
杂志 is read zázhì. Tones: zá — second tone, zhì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“magazine” in the lesson “Novels and magazines”
This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” 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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