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How do you say "sheet" in Chinese?
床单
chuáng dān
In Chinese, "sheet" is 床单 (chuáng dān).
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Pronunciation
Read it out as "chuáng dān", "chuáng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), then "dān" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1).
Writing and usage
床单 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
她早上换了床单。
tā zǎo shàng huàn le chuáng dān 。
She changed the bed sheet in the morning.
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How to remember 床单
Notice how "chuáng dān" rolls off the tongue, and tie that feeling to a quick mental picture of "床单" (chuáng dān).
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Questions about 床单
How do you pronounce 床单?
Read it out as "chuáng dān", "chuáng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), then "dān" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1).
Is 床单 formal or casual?
床单 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 床单 used in Chinese?
床单 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 她早上换了床单。 (She changed the bed sheet in the morning.).
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