橙

橙 chéng

Orange

橙 in a sentence HSK 6 cheng

What 橙 means

  1. Orange

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橙 in a sentence

她最喜欢橙色的衣服。
Tā zuì xǐhuan chéngsè de yīfu.
Orange is her favourite colour to wear.
桌上放着一个又大又圆的橙子。
Zhuō shang fàngzhe yí ge yòu dà yòu yuán de chéngzi.
A big round orange sat on the table.

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Sounds the same as 橙

These are also written cheng without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

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Questions about 橙

What does 橙 mean in English?

橙 is pronounced chéng and means Orange.

How do you pronounce 橙?

橙 is chéng in pinyin — written cheng without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

Is 橙 an HSK word?

Yes — 橙 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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