项链

项链 xiàngliàn

Necklace (neck chain)

项链 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體項鏈 xianglian

What 项链 means

Necklace (neck chain)

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Character by character

项链 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

项

xiàng

Back of neck (item)

链

liàn

Chain (necklace)

Words that share a character with 项链

How to write 项链

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项链 in a sentence

她戴着一条金项链。

Tā dài zhe yì tiáo jīn xiàngliàn.

She is wearing a gold necklace.

这条项链是生日礼物。

Zhè tiáo xiàngliàn shì shēngrì lǐwù.

This necklace is a birthday present.

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Questions about 项链

What does 项链 mean in English?

项链 is pronounced xiàngliàn and means Necklace (neck chain).

How do you pronounce 项链?

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

What are the characters in 项链?

项链 is written with 2 characters: 项 (xiàng) Back of neck (item), 链 (liàn) Chain (necklace). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 项链 written in traditional Chinese?

項鏈. The simplified form 项链 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 項鏈 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xiàngliàn.

Is 项链 an HSK word?

Yes — 项链 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

Studied around the same time

享受 xiǎngshòu 想念 xiǎngniàn 想象 xiǎngxiàng 项 xiàng 项目 xiàngmù 象棋 xiàngqí 象征 xiàngzhēng 消费 xiāofèi

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