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“chapter” in Chinese

Chinese

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhāng

Example

你读过那本书的第一章吗?nǐ dú guò nà běn shū de dì yì zhāng ma

Have you read the first chapter of that book?

Illustration for 章 (chapter)

How to say “chapter” in Chinese

“Chapter” in Chinese is 章 (zhāng).

A signposted section that divides a longer text into major units.

Full entry for 章: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 章

下一章将讨论结论。xià yì zhāng jiāng tǎo lùn jié lùn

The next chapter will discuss the conclusion.

Tips for using 章

  • Chinese puts an ordinal before the noun in headings, so 第三章 (dì sān zhāng, "Chapter Three") follows a different order from the usual English phrase.

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