Sentence #848723 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 行李箱 is built
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行xíngto walk; to go; to travel
彳step · chì
亍to take small steps · chù
Memory aidDrawn from a crossroads: to walk, to go. It also means a row or line (háng).
李lǐplum
木tree · mùMeaning part
子child · zǐSound part
木 hints at the meaning (tree); 子 (zǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with lǐ.
箱xiāngbox
⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhúMeaning part
相mutual · xiāngSound part
⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo); 相 (xiāng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiāng.
How to write 行李箱
行 6 strokes · 李 7 strokes · 箱 15 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 行李箱 (xínglǐxiāng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
行李箱 (xínglǐxiāng) means “trunk” or “suitcase”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it xínglǐxiāng: xíng with a 2nd tone, then lǐ with a 3rd tone, then xiāng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 行李箱 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xinglixiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 行李箱 from the suggestions. Typing xinglixiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
行李箱 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
行xíng2nd tone, rising
李lǐ3rd tone, dipping
箱xiāng1st tone, high and level
