滑 meaning in English

huá

to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth

HSK 5adjectiveverb12 strokes

Meaning of 滑

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huá

to slip; to slide
slippery; smooth
sly; slippery; not to be trusted

Huá

surname Hua

How to use 滑

滑 describes slippery or smooth surfaces, and as a verb it means to slide or slip. It appears in many sports words like 滑雪 (huáxuě, to ski) and 滑冰 (huábīng, to skate). Example: 下雨了，路很滑。(Xià yǔ le, lù hěn huá.) It rained, and the road is slippery.

滑 has the water radical 氵 on the left and 骨 (gǔ, bone) on the right. Picture stepping on a wet bone: water makes it slippery, so you slide.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 滑 with 骨 (gǔ) and read it with a third tone, but 滑 is second tone, huá. Also do not confuse it with 华 (huá), which sounds the same but means splendid or Chinese.

滑 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men去qù了le加jiā拿ná大dà滑huá雪xuě。

We went skiing in Canada.

事shì故gù过guò后hòu，汤tāng姆mǔ觉jué得de停tíng止zhǐ滑huá冰bīng了le。

After the accident, Tom decided to stop skating.

汤tāng姆mǔ经jīng常cháng去qù越yuè野yě滑huá雪xuě。

Tom often goes cross-country skiing.

据jù说shuō她tā是shì个gè滑huá雪xuě专zhuān家jiā 。

It is said that she is an expert in skiing.

如rú果guǒ你nǐ要yào我wǒ们men可kě以yǐ一yì起qǐ去qù滑huá冰bīng。

We could go skating if you like.

Stroke order for each character

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滑 huá · to slip · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 滑.

滑稽	huájī	comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular i
滑雪	huáxuě	to ski; skiing
光滑	guānghuá	glossy; sleek; smooth
滑冰	huábīng	to skate; skating
滑梯	huátī	(children's) sliding board; a slide
滑板	huábǎn	skateboard
滑倒	huádǎo	to slip and fall; to lose one's footing and fall
下滑	xiàhuá	to slide down (a slope etc); (fig.) to decline
滑行	huáxíng	to slide; to coast
滑头	huátóu	crafty; slippery
滑落	huáluò	to slip and fall; to slide down; to roll down; (fig.) (of sales, popularity etc) to declin
滑动	huádòng	to slide; sliding movement

Questions about 滑

What does 滑 mean?

滑 (huá) means "to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth" and is used as a adjective and verb.

How do you write 滑?

滑 is made of 1 character: 滑 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 滑 an HSK word?

Yes. 滑 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How do you say someone slipped and fell in Chinese?

You can say 滑倒 (huádǎo), to slip and fall. For example, 他在冰上滑倒了。(Tā zài bīng shang huádǎo le.) He slipped and fell on the ice.

Can 滑 describe a person's character?

Yes. Calling someone 滑 or 油滑 (yóuhuá) means they are sly, slick, or not to be trusted. It is a negative description, so use it carefully.