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How do you say "roller skates" in Chinese?

旱冰鞋

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In Chinese, "roller skates" is 旱冰鞋.

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Pronunciation

Say 'hahn' (falling tone) then 'bing' (rising tone) then 'shyeh' (rising tone). Three syllables.

Writing and usage

Three characters. 旱 means dry (nine strokes), 冰 means ice (five strokes), 鞋 means shoe (fourteen strokes).

Example sentence

我穿旱冰鞋在公园。

I wear roller skates in the park.

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How to remember 旱冰鞋

Literally 'dry ice shoes'. This clever name distinguishes roller skates (for dry land) from ice skates (for ice).

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Questions about 旱冰鞋

How do you say "roller skates" in Chinese?

In Chinese, "roller skates" is 旱冰鞋. It is a noun.

How is 旱冰鞋 written in Chinese?

Three characters. 旱 means dry (nine strokes), 冰 means ice (five strokes), 鞋 means shoe (fourteen strokes).

How is 旱冰鞋 used in a sentence?

Use 旱冰鞋 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我穿旱冰鞋在公园。 (I wear roller skates in the park.).

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