One word, one everyday story
Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback
Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.
about
/əbaʊt/
Original teaching content · provenance and version
Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.
English pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
Your current device will speak after you click; voices can differ by device.
1 · preposition or adverb
on the subject of something, or approximately
表示关于某个主题，或表示大约
Study this sense through the example sentence for about.
During the visit, we learned a lot about wooden boats.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
参观的时候，我们学到了不少关于木船的知识。
Share this public expressionMandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
Connect this word to your life
Pronunciation: /əbaʊt/
Try using this word in a sentence about your life; you may skip this.