Writing
童话 (tóng huà) — how to say "fairy tale" in Chinese
童话
Fairy tale, children's story
noun
Character composition
童
child, children's
话
speech, words, story
Radicals / Keys
立
Stand
#117 · lì · 5 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Collocations
童话故事
tóng huà gù shì
fairy tale
童话世界
tóng huà shì jiè
fairy tale world
Examples
妈妈每天晚上给我读一个童话故事。
My mother reads me a fairy tale every night.
我喜欢童话。
I like fairy tales.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "fairy tale" in Chinese?
"fairy tale" in Chinese is 童话 (tóng huà).
童话 meaning in English
童话 (tóng huà) means "Fairy tale, children's story".
Fairy tale in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced tóng huà (written as tong hua, tonghua). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "fairy tale" in Chinese characters?
It is written 童话: 童 has 12 strokes, 话 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 童话?
童话 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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