Meaning
take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal
Chinese: 参加、参与；读 shēn 时指人参。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “can” becomes a different word in each tone. 参 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 参加cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
- 参观cān guānto visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
- 参与cān yùto participate (in sth)
- 参赛cān sàito compete; to take part in a competition
- 参考cān kǎoconsultation; reference; to consult; to refer
Example Sentence
我想参加这次比赛。Wǒ xiǎng cān jiā zhè cì bǐ sài.I want to take part in this competition.
我WǒI想xiǎngto think (about)参加cān jiāto participate这zhèthis次cìnext in sequence比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc)。