How to say “neat” in Chinese
neat, even
“Neat” in Chinese is 整齐, zhěng qí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
整齐 is read zhěng qí: 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
At the bottom, 正 zhèng “straight” — both the meaning and the sound.
This same character is the right part of 济 jì.
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 “整齐”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 整齐. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 书架上的书放得很整齐shūjiàshangdeshūfàngdehěnzhěngqíThe books on the shelf are neatly lined up.
- 他的房间总是很整齐tādefángjiānzǒngshìhěnzhěngqíHis room is always tidy.
- 书架上的书摆放得很整齐shūjiàshangdeshūbǎifàngdehěnzhěngqíThe books on the shelf are arranged very neatly.
- 请把洗漱用品摆放整齐qǐngbǎxǐshùyòngpǐnbǎifàngzhěngqíPlease arrange your toiletries neatly.
- 他的汉字书写得很整齐tādeHànzìshūxiědehěnzhěngqíHe writes characters very neatly.
More words from the lesson “A painting on the wall”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “neat” in Chinese?
“Neat” in Chinese is 整齐, pinyin zhěngqí.
What does 整齐 mean?
整齐 (zhěngqí) means “neat, even”.
How do you write 整齐?
整齐 is 2 characters: 整 (zhěng) — whole; put in order; 齐 (qí) — even; all together. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 整齐?
整齐 is read zhěngqí. Tones: zhěng — third tone, qí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“neat” in the lesson “A painting on the wall”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” 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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