HSK 6 · Education

示范 shìfàn “to demonstrate” in Chinese

Traditional 示範

What 示范 means

  1. to demonstrate
  2. to set an example
  3. demonstration
  4. to show how to do sth
  5. a model example

How to say 示范

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale示shì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale范fàn4th tone, falling

示范 in a sentence

  1. 您可以示范一下吗？

    Nín kěyǐ shìfàn yíxià ma?

    Could you demonstrate it?

    Sentence #778001 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 示范 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 示 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
示shìto show
  • 二two · èr
  • 小small · xiǎo
The character 范 (fàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
范fànpattern
  • 艹grass form of 艸 · cǎoMeaning part
  • 氾to flood · fánSound part

艹 hints at the meaning (grass); 氾 (fán) hints at the sound. Compare it with fàn.

How to write 示范

示 5 strokes · 范 8 strokes

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

Words related to 示范

Words with 示

表示biǎoshì · to express出示chūshì · to show显示xiǎnshì · to show暗示ànshì · to hint示意shìyì · to signal提示tíshì · to prompt指示zhǐshì · to instruct展示zhǎnshì · to display请示qǐngshì · to ask for instructions示威shìwēi · to hold a demonstration

Words with 范

范围fànwéi · range师范shīfàn · teacher training范畴fànchóu · category规范guīfàn · standard模范mófàn · model

More words: Education & Learning

旷课kuàngkè · to skip class母语mǔyǔ · mother tongue撇piě · left-falling stroke (丿)启蒙qǐméng · to enlighten师范shīfàn · teacher training文凭wénpíng · diploma文献wénxiàn · literature心得xīndé · insights

FAQs

示范 (shìfàn) means “to demonstrate” or “to set an example”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shìfàn: shì with a 4th tone, then fàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 示范 is written 示範. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shifan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 示范 from the suggestions. Typing shifan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
示范 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.