HSK 6 · Science

密度 mìdù “density” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 密度 means

  1. density
  2. concentration

How to say 密度

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale密mì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale度dù4th tone, falling

密度 in a sentence

  1. 日本的人口密度很高。

    Rìběn de rénkǒu mìdù hěn gāo.

    Japan has a high population density.

    Sentence #390850 from Tatoeba

How 密度 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 密 (mì) with each of its parts in a different colour
密mìdense; close; thick
  • 宓quiet · mì
  • 山mountain · shān
The character 度 (du) with each of its parts in a different colour
度dùto pass
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • 廿twenty · niàn
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 密度

密 11 strokes · 度 9 strokes

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

Words related to 密度

Words with 密

密码mìmǎ · cipher秘密mìmì · secret密切mìqiè · close保密bǎomì · to keep something secret密封mìfēng · to seal up稠密chóumì · dense机密jīmì · secret精密jīngmì · precise亲密qīnmì · intimate严密yánmì · tight

Words with 度

态度tàidu · attitude温度wēndù · temperature速度sùdù · speed度dù · degree度过dùguò · to pass制度zhìdù · system (of rules)程度chéngdù · degree角度jiǎodù · angle季度jìdù · quarter (of a year)年度niándù · year (e.g. financial year)

More words: Science & Technology

勘探kāntàn · to explore雷达léidá · radar冷却lěngquè · to cool down立方lìfāng · cube能量néngliàng · energy凝固nínggù · to solidify平面píngmiàn · plane屏幕píngmù · screen (TV

FAQs

密度 (mìdù) means “density” or “concentration”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it mìdù: mì with a 4th tone, then dù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 密度 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type midu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 密度 from the suggestions. Typing midu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
密度 is an HSK 6 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.