How to say “certificate” in Chinese
certificate, ID
“Certificate” in Chinese is 证, zhèng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
证 is read zhèng. 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, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 正 zhèng 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 “证”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 证. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我保证明天不迟到wǒbǎozhèngmíngtiānbùchídàoI promise I won't be late tomorrow.
- 我保证每天坚持锻炼wǒbǎozhèngměitiānjiānchíduànliànI promise to work out every day and stick with it.
- 有学生证可以打折。yǒuxuéshēngzhèngkěyǐdǎzhéWith a student ID you get a discount.
- 请给我看一下您的证件qǐnggěiwǒkànyíxiàníndezhèngjiànPlease show me your documents.
- 你怎么证明这是你的包nǐzěnmezhèngmíngzhèshìnǐdebāoHow will you prove this is your bag?
- 我明天去使馆办签证wǒmíngtiānqùshǐguǎnbànqiānzhèngTomorrow I'm going to the embassy to apply for a visa.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Forms and IDs”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “certificate” in Chinese?
“Certificate” in Chinese is 证, pinyin zhèng.
What does 证 mean?
证 (zhèng) means “certificate, ID”.
How do you write 证?
证 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 证?
证 is read zhèng. Tones: zhèng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“certificate” in the lesson “Forms and IDs”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” 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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