How to say “forward” in Chinese
forward, repost
“Forward” in Chinese is 转发, zhuǎn fā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
转发 is read zhuǎn fā: 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
On the left, 车 “cart”; on the right, 专 zhuān hints at the sound. Second reading: zhuàn, “rotate”.
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
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 “转发”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 转发. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请把这封邮件转发给我qǐngbǎzhèfēngyóujiànzhuǎnfāgěiwǒPlease forward me this email.
- 我把通知转发给大家了wǒbǎtōngzhīzhuǎnfāgěidàjiāleI forwarded the notice to everyone.
More words from the lesson “Letters and messages”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “forward” in Chinese?
“Forward” in Chinese is 转发, pinyin zhuǎnfā.
What does 转发 mean?
转发 (zhuǎnfā) means “forward, repost”.
How do you write 转发?
转发 is 2 characters: 转 (zhuǎn) — turn; pass on; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 转发?
转发 is read zhuǎnfā. Tones: zhuǎn — third tone, fā — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“forward” in the lesson “Letters and messages”
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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