HSK 5

装饰 (zhuāngshì) — how to say "to decorate" in Chinese

装饰

To decorate, decoration

verb · noun

Character composition

装

to decorate, clothing

饰

to decorate

Radicals / Keys

衣

Clothes

#145 · yī · 6 strokes

食

Eat

#184 · shí · 9 strokes

Synonyms

Collocations

室内装饰

shìnèi zhuāngshì

interior decoration

装饰房间

zhuāngshì fángjiān

decorate a room

装饰品

zhuāngshì pǐn

decoration

Examples

为了过新年,家家户户都用红灯笼和春联装饰门窗。

To celebrate the New Year, every household decorates their doors and windows with red lanterns and couplets.

装饰房间。

Decorate the room.

Writing

Frequently asked questions

How to say decorate in Chinese?

"to decorate" in Chinese is 装饰 (zhuāngshì).

装饰 meaning in English

装饰 (zhuāngshì) means "To decorate, decoration".

How is 装饰 pronounced?

It is pronounced zhuāngshì (written as zhuangshi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "to decorate" in Chinese characters?

It is written 装饰: 装 has 12 strokes, 饰 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK level is 装饰?

装饰 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.

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