How to Say "Z" in Chinese - How To Say Guide

The English letter z is written as z in Chinese.

This is the representation of the last letter of the English alphabet in Chinese text.

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While English speakers use 'zzz' to denote sleeping in comics, Chinese writers use the character 呼 'hu' to mimic the sound of breathing.
When writing a Latin z in a Chinese sentence, it is often typed as a 'full-width' character to match the square dimensions of a Chinese character.
In the Pinyin system, the letter z is always voiceless, meaning it sounds more like the 'ts' in 'cats' than the humming 'z' in 'zebra'.

此公式對所有實部大於零的複數 z 均成立。
This formula is valid for all complex numbers z with a real part greater than zero.
This sentence shows how the symbol z is used to represent a complex number in a mathematical formula.
Tatoeba #13857121 by LeviHighway, translation #13600298 by frpzzd
我在不真正了解「語音學」是什麼意思、甚至可能連字母都不熟悉的情況下，自己能夠想到「p」是「b」的較硬版本，「t」對「d」、「k」對「g」、「s」對「z」也是同樣的關係。
Without actually knowing what "phonetics" meant and probably not even knowing the alphabet, I was able to think to myself that "p" was a harder version of "b" as was "t" to "d", "k" to "g" and "s" to "z".
This sentence illustrates a comparison between different English letters, using z as an example in a phonetic relationship.
Tatoeba #13826830 by LeviHighway, translation #1325353 by al_ex_an_der
法語包含二十六個字母: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z。
The French alphabet contains twenty-six letters: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z.
This sentence lists the letters of the alphabet, showing z as the final letter.
Tatoeba #754738 by Martha, translation #5157685 by strangeanalyst
Zhōngguó (中国)
China
Zǒu (走)
Walk
Zǐxūn (资讯)
Information
Zhàn (战)
Fight
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A student is asking a classmate for help with an English spelling test.

浩然 Haoran

最後一個字母是 z 嗎？
Zuìhòu yīgè zìmǔ shì z ma?
Is the last letter z?
晓雯 Xiaowen

是的，最後一個字母是 z。
Shì de, zuìhòu yīgè zìmǔ shì z.
Yes, the last letter is z.
浩然 Haoran

謝謝妳，曉雯。
Xièxiè nǐ, Xiǎowén.
Thank you, Xiaowen.
晓雯 Xiaowen

不客氣，浩然。
Bù kèqì, Hàorán.
You're welcome, Haoran.

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