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How to pronounce chee

Say it like CHEE. Chee is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/tʃi/CHEE
UK British/tʃiː/CHEE
  • CHEE
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Chee pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. CHEESay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

American vs British pronunciation of chee

American and British speakers say chee in essentially the same way: /tʃi/ in the US and /tʃiː/ in the UK.

British respelling: CHEE.

What does chee mean?

noun
  1. Synonym of mace (“old Chinese unit of weight”).

Similar and opposite words

Similar meaning

Words that rhyme with chee

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of chee.

Questions about saying chee

How do you pronounce chee?

Say CHEE. The American pronunciation is /tʃi/. In British English it is /tʃiː/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in chee?

Chee is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: CHEE.

Do Americans and Brits say chee the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /tʃi/ and the British form is /tʃiː/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).