Home › Chinese › Glossary › jellyfish
Chinese vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "jellyfish" in Chinese?
水母
shuǐ mǔ
In Chinese, "jellyfish" is 水母.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Chinese learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Shuǐ (rising tone) mǔ (falling tone). Let 'shway' rise up, then drop on 'moo'.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 水 (shuǐ, water) is a simple 4-stroke character you will see often. 母 (mǔ, mother) is also very common, 5 strokes, and suggests something nurturing or female.
Example sentence
水母会刺痛。
Jellyfish can sting.
Test your Chinese knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember 水母
Literally this means water-mother. Think of jellyfish floating around like the mother of the water, or the sea's gentle mothers.
Related words
- barrel 桶 tǒng
- deckchair 帆布躺椅 fān bù tǎng yǐ
- mosquito 蚊子 wén zi
- narwhal 独角鲸 dú jiǎo jīng
- rope 绳子 shéng zi
- sea horse 海马 hǎi mǎ
- sea lion 海狮 hǎi shī
- squid 鱿鱼 yóu yú
- towel 毛巾 máo jīn
Browse all Chinese words in the glossary.
Questions about 水母
How do you say "jellyfish" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "jellyfish" is 水母. It is a noun.
How is 水母 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 水 (shuǐ, water) is a simple 4-stroke character you will see often. 母 (mǔ, mother) is also very common, 5 strokes, and suggests something nurturing or female.
How is 水母 used in a sentence?
Use 水母 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 水母会刺痛。 (Jellyfish can sting.).
Where can I practice Chinese words for free?
You can play free Chinese minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Chinese glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Jellyfish" in other languages
Curated by Callan Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Chinese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town