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How do you say "tent" in Chinese?
帐篷
zhàng péng
In Chinese, "tent" is 帐篷 (zhàng péng).
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Pronunciation
Read it out as "zhàng péng", "zhàng" is falling fast and sharp, like a command (tone 4), then "péng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2).
Writing and usage
帐篷 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
他们睡在星空下的帐篷里。
tā men shuì zài xīng kōng xià de zhàng péng lǐ 。
They slept in a tent under the stars.
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How to remember 帐篷
Say "zhàng péng" out loud three times fast — the repetition alone tends to cement "帐篷" (zhàng péng) in memory.
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Questions about 帐篷
How do you pronounce 帐篷?
Read it out as "zhàng péng", "zhàng" is falling fast and sharp, like a command (tone 4), then "péng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2).
Is 帐篷 formal or casual?
帐篷 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 帐篷 used in Chinese?
帐篷 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 他们睡在星空下的帐篷里。 (They slept in a tent under the stars.).
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