How to say “posture” in Chinese
posture, pose
“Posture” in Chinese is 姿势, zī shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
姿势 is read zī shì: 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
Below, 女 “woman”; on top, 次, as in 资 and 咨 zī.
Below, 力 “strength”; on top, 执.
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 “姿势”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 姿势. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 教练，我的姿势对吗？jiàoliàn,wǒdezīshìduìmaCoach, is my posture right?
More words from the lesson “Training and strength”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “posture” in Chinese?
“Posture” in Chinese is 姿势, pinyin zīshì.
What does 姿势 mean?
姿势 (zīshì) means “posture, pose”.
How do you write 姿势?
姿势 is 2 characters: 姿 (zī) — appearance, posture; 势 (shì) — force, power; situation. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 姿势?
姿势 is read zīshì. Tones: zī — first tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“posture” in the lesson “Training and strength”
This word is from the topic “Sports” 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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