How to say “most” in Chinese
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“Most” in Chinese is 最, zuì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
最 is read zuì. 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 “最”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 最. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我最喜欢喝茶wǒzuìxǐhuanhēcháI like drinking tea most of all.
- 你最喜欢哪个季节nǐzuìxǐhuannǎgejìjiéWhich season do you like best?
- 我最喜欢春天wǒzuìxǐhuanchūntiānI like spring best.
- 你最近怎么样？nǐzuìjìnzěnmeyàngHow have you been lately?
- 新年是我最喜欢的节日xīnniánshìwǒzuìxǐhuandejiérìNew Year is my favorite holiday.
- 他最近一直很忙tāzuìjìnyìzhíhěnmángHe's been busy all the time lately.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Taller, older, better”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “most” in Chinese?
“Most” in Chinese is 最, pinyin zuì.
What does 最 mean?
最 (zuì) means “most”.
How do you write 最?
最 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 最?
最 is read zuì. Tones: zuì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“most” in the lesson “Taller, older, better”
This word is from the topic “People around you” of HSK 2. 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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