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姿态 zītài “posture” in Chinese

Traditional 姿態

What 姿态 means

  1. posture
  2. attitude
  3. stance

How to say 姿态

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale姿zī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale态tài4th tone, falling

姿态 in a sentence

  1. 她跳舞的姿态很优美。

    Tā tiàowǔ de zītài hěn yōuměi.

    She dances very gracefully.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他以积极的姿态面对困难。

    Tā yǐ jījí de zītài miànduì kùnnan.

    He faces difficulties with a positive attitude.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 姿态 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 姿 (zī) with each of its parts in a different colour
姿zībeauty
  • 次order · cìSound part
  • 女woman · nǚMeaning part

女 hints at the meaning (woman); 次 (cì) hints at the sound. Compare it with zī.

The character 态 (tài) with each of its parts in a different colour
态tàiappearance
  • 太very · tàiSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 太 (tài) hints at the sound. Compare it with tài.

How to write 姿态

姿 9 strokes · 态 8 strokes

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

Words related to 姿态

Words with 姿

姿势zīshì · posture

Words with 态

态度tàidu · attitude状态zhuàngtài · condition神态shéntài · expression表态biǎotài · to state one’s position心态xīntài · mindset生态shēngtài · ecology动态dòngtài · trend事态shìtài · situation形态xíngtài · form

More words: Ideas & Concepts

主流zhǔliú · mainstream准则zhǔnzé · principle主义zhǔyì · -ism自力更生zìlìgēngshēng · self-reliance踪迹zōngjì · trace宗旨zōngzhǐ · aim尊严zūnyán · dignity座右铭zuòyòumíng · motto

FAQs

姿态 (zītài) means “posture” or “attitude”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zītài: zī with a 1st tone, then tài 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, 姿态 is written 姿態. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zitai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 姿态 from the suggestions. Typing zitai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
姿态 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.