HSK 6 · Adjectives

贤惠 xiánhuì “virtuous” in Chinese

Traditional 賢惠

What 贤惠 means

  1. virtuous
  2. kind and capable (of a wife)

How to say 贤惠

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale贤xián2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale惠huì4th tone, falling

贤惠 in a sentence

  1. 他的妻子很贤惠。

    Tā de qīzi hěn xiánhuì.

    His wife is very kind and capable.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 她又贤惠又能干。

    Tā yòu xiánhuì yòu nénggàn.

    She’s kind and very capable.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 贤惠 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 贤 (xián) drawn as one shape
贤xiánworthy or virtuous person

贤 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 惠 (huì) drawn as one shape
惠huìact of kindness

惠 is a single shape of 12 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 贤惠

贤 8 strokes · 惠 12 strokes

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

Words related to 贤惠

Words with 惠

优惠yōuhuì · preferential实惠shíhuì · good value

More words: Adjectives

现成xiànchéng · ready-made相等xiāngděng · equal响亮xiǎngliàng · loud and clear相应xiāngyìng · corresponding先进xiānjìn · advanced鲜明xiānmíng · distinct显著xiǎnzhù · notable潇洒xiāosǎ · free and easy

FAQs

贤惠 (xiánhuì) means “virtuous” or “kind and capable (of a wife)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiánhuì: xián with a 2nd tone, then huì 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, 贤惠 is written 賢惠. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xianhui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 贤惠 from the suggestions. Typing xianhui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
贤惠 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.