皇帝

emperor in Chinese

huáng dì ·emperor ·18 strokes HSK 6

emperor in Chinese is 皇帝, pronounced huáng dì.

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HSK level

HSK 6

皇帝 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 6. An advanced band: near-fluent comprehension of abstract material.

皇帝 in a sentence

皇huáng帝dì住zhù在zài故gù宫gōng里lǐ。

The emperor lived in the Forbidden City.
古gǔ代dài中zhōng国guó有yǒu很hěn多duō皇huáng帝dì。

Ancient China had many emperors.
这zhè个gè故gù事shì是shì关guān于yú一yī位wèi皇huáng帝dì的de。

This story is about an emperor.

皇帝 vs 国王 vs 皇上

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

国王 guó wáng king

Different rank — 皇帝 rules an empire, 国王 rules a kingdom. China's rulers were 皇帝, not kings.
皇上 huáng shang Your Majesty

The address form — what courtiers call the emperor to his face, not the title itself.

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