HSK 4 · Objects

毛巾 máojīn “towel” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 毛巾 means

  1. towel

Measure word 条 tiáo · 一条毛巾 yì tiáo máojīn

How to say 毛巾

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale毛máo2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale巾jīn1st tone, high and level

毛巾 in a sentence

  1. 这条毛巾蓬松又柔软，特别舒服。

    Zhè tiáo máojīn péngsōng yòu róuruǎn, tèbié shūfu.

    This towel is soft and fluffy – it feels lovely.

    Sentence #8926998 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 她把毛巾折叠好再放入柜子里。

    Tā bǎ máojīn zhédié hǎo zài fàngrù guìzi lǐ.

    She folded up the towels and put them away in the cupboard.

    Sentence #6822543 from Tatoeba

  3. 帮我递一下毛巾。

    Bāng wǒ dì yíxià máojīn.

    Pass me the towel, please.

    Sentence #9049733 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 毛巾 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 毛 (máo) with each of its parts in a different colour
毛máohair
  • 乇to depend on · zhé
  • 一one · yī
The character 巾 (jīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
巾jīntowel
  • 冂down box · jiōng
  • 丨line · gǔn

How to write 毛巾

毛 4 strokes · 巾 3 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

毛巾 (máojīn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 毛巾 (máojīn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 毛巾

Words with 毛

毛máo · hair羽毛球yǔmáoqiú · shuttlecock眉毛méimao · eyebrow毛病máobìng · fault

Words with 巾

围巾wéijīn · scarf

More words: Everyday Things

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FAQs

毛巾 (máojīn) means “towel”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it máojīn: máo with a 2nd tone, then jīn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 毛巾 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 条 (tiáo). For example, one towel is 一条毛巾 (yì tiáo máojīn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type maojin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 毛巾 from the suggestions. Typing maojin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
毛巾 is an HSK 4 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.