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How do you say "sausage" in Chinese?

香肠

xiāng cháng

Noun Hanzi

In Chinese, "sausage" is 香肠 (xiāng cháng).

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Pronunciation

This word sounds like "xiāng cháng" — "xiāng" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1), then "cháng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2).

Writing and usage

香肠 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

盘子里烤香肠滋滋作响。

pán zi lǐ kǎo xiāng cháng zī zī zuò xiǎng 。

A grilled sausage sizzled on the plate.

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How to remember 香肠

Link the sound of "xiāng cháng" to something in English that it faintly echoes, then picture that image next to "香肠" (xiāng cháng).

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Questions about 香肠

How do you pronounce 香肠?

This word sounds like "xiāng cháng" — "xiāng" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1), then "cháng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2).

Is 香肠 formal or casual?

香肠 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is 香肠 used in Chinese?

香肠 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 盘子里烤香肠滋滋作响。 (A grilled sausage sizzled on the plate.).

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