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The Chinese word shoubiao - 手表 - shǒubiǎo
(watch in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
shǒubiǎo
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic transcription indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
watch,
wrist watch
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of shǒubiǎo are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 手表 ( shoubiao / shǒubiǎo ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe kuai shoubiao shi wo baba song de.
Zhè kuài shǒubiǎo shì wǒ bàba sòng de.– English translation: My father gave me this watch.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
hand | watch
手表 ( shoubiao / shǒubiǎo ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 312)
手表 ( shoubiao / shǒubiǎo ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 312)
Chinese words containing the word 手表 ( shoubiao / shǒubiǎo ) :
zhìnéngshǒubiǎo ( 智能手表 : smart watch )
More words that mean watch in Chinese
biǎo ( 表 )
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