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How do you say "soap" in Chinese?
肥皂
féi zào
In Chinese, "soap" is 肥皂.
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Pronunciation
Say 'fay' (rising tone, rhymes with 'say') then 'dzow' (falling tone, rhymes with 'cow'). Two syllables.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 肥 means fat or grease (eight strokes), 皂 means soap (eleven strokes). Literally 'fat soap' or 'grease soap'.
Example sentence
我用肥皂洗手。
I wash my hands with soap.
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How to remember 肥皂
Soap is made from fats and oils, so 'fat soap' makes sense. 肥 and 皂 both have strokes that look slippery when written together.
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Questions about 肥皂
How do you say "soap" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "soap" is 肥皂. It is a noun.
How is 肥皂 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 肥 means fat or grease (eight strokes), 皂 means soap (eleven strokes). Literally 'fat soap' or 'grease soap'.
How is 肥皂 used in a sentence?
Use 肥皂 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我用肥皂洗手。 (I wash my hands with soap.).
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