Chinese Conversation · Level 31
90 words
Chinese word
字母
Pronunciation
Pinyinzì mǔ
Meaning
- nounletter
Example
密码要求包含大小写字母。mì mǎ yāo qiú bāo hán dà xiáo xiě zì mǔ
The password must contain uppercase and lowercase letters.
More examples
文件按字母顺序排列。wén jiàn àn zì mǔ shùn xù pái liè
The files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Core concept
One small alphabet sign that serves as a building block for writing words and representing sounds.
Common phrases
26个字母26 gè zì mǔ
26 letters
按字母顺序àn zì mǔ shùn xù
in alphabetical order
字母表zì mú biǎo
alphabet chart
Similar words
字zì: A single written character or mark that can be read or written.
拼音pīn yīn: A system that uses Latin letters to show the pronunciation of Chinese.
字母表zì mú biǎo: An ordered list or chart of the letters in an alphabet.
Definition in Chinese
构成字母表的单个书写符号，用来表示语言的音或拼写单位。gòu chéng zì mú biǎo de dān gè shū xiě fú hào yòng lái biǎo shì yǔ yán de yīn huò pīn xiě dān wèi
Word origin
字母 (zìmǔ, "alphabetic character") is formed from 字 (zì, "written mark") and 母 (mǔ, "basic element"), linking a written sign with the idea of a fundamental part of a system.
Usage tips
- English uses one everyday word for an alphabet sign, a mailed message, and a person's character, but Chinese uses separate vocabulary for these meanings.
Other meanings
- alphabetic characternoun
Related words
- 字母表zì mú biǎoalphabetnoun
- 字母顺序zì mǔ shùn xùalphabetical ordernoun