Learn Chinese for Free - Lesson 48
Today's Chinese characters:
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This is step 3 of 5 of our review process. All characters are ordered according to their strokes number. Please, review all grammar points as explained in the Sentence Structure tables below.
Characters' Essentials
ATTENTION: When alone, before 十 or at the end of a word or a sentence, it is pronounced in the first tone. When it precedes a syllable of the first, second or third tone, it is pronounced in the fourth tone. It is pronounced in the second tone when it is followed by a fourth tone.
| - | One |
| - | Zero |
| - | Two |
| - | Ten |
ATTENTION: When it precedes a syllable of the fourth tone, as a non-compulsory alternative can be pronounced in the second tone.
| - | Seven |
ATTENTION: When it precedes a syllable of the fourth tone, as a non-compulsory alternative can be pronounced in the second tone.
| - | Eight |
| - | Nine |
| - | Person |
| - | Child, son |
| - | Three |
| - | Measure word used before nouns which do not have special measure words of their own (some nouns can be preceded by either it or other special measure words) |
| - | Thousand |
| - | Ten thousand |
| - | Hundred million |
| - | Woman |
| - | Son |
| - | Mouth |
| - | Horse |
| - | Also |
| - | Work |
| - | Second character of the word 什么 ("what") |
| - | Five |
| - | Six |
ATTENTION: When it precedes a syllable of the fourth tone, it is pronounced in the second tone.
| - | Used to form a negative |
| - | Friend |
| - | Recognize, know |
| - | Heart |
| - | See |
| - | Now, today |
| - | Day |
| - | Father |
| - | Month |
| - | Day |
| - | Too; extremely; very |
| - | A surname (the n.2 most common Chinese surname) |
| - | First character of the word 什么 ("what") |
| - | A surname |
| - | Four |
| - | Second character of the word 医生 ("Physician") |
| - | He, him |
| - | It |
| - | Used to show plural number: 1. after a personal pronoun; 2. after a noun that refers to people ATTENTION: It's not used when the noun is preceded by a numeral or an intensifier |
| - | Used to transliterate foreign language names, such as Disney, Sony, Nikon, Manila, Trinidad, and a lot of famous persons' names. So, what you only need now is to remember its pronunciation. |
| - | Used to transliterate foreign language names, such as Dell, Wal-Mart, Moldavia, and a lot of famous persons' names. So, what you only need is to remember its pronunciation. |
| - | Mother |
| - | Number; date |
| - | Hundred |
| - | First character of the word 老师 ("Teacher") |
| - | Second character of the word 老师 ("Teacher") |
| - | She, her |
| - | Good, fine |
| - | Used at the end of a declarative sentence to transform it into a question |
| - | Busy |
| - | Good morning; morning (till 9 a.m.) |
| - | Mum, mother |
| - | Again |
| - | Year |
| - | A surname (the n.4 most common Chinese surname) |
| - | A surname |
| - | Measure word for people, indicating respect |
| - | Two. 两 is generally used before measure words. Don't use 二 |
| - | First character of the word 医生 ("Physician") |
| - | I, me |
| - | You (singular) |
| - | Know; knowledge |
| - | Skill, technique |
| - | Come |
| - | Younger brother |
| - | Man, male |
| - | Body |
| - | Body, part of the body |
| - | Do, make |
| - | A surname (actually the n.1 most common Chinese surname!) |
| - | A surname (the n.3 most common Chinese surname) |
| - | Used between an attributive adjunct (i.e. an adjective, or a word, phrase, or clause, performing the function of an adjective) and the headword |
| - | Friend |
| - | Used at the end of an interrogative sentence to ask a question in connection with the preceding topic |
| - | And, together with |
| - | Elder sister |
| - | Immediately following in time |
| - | Surname (noun); one's surname is (verb) |
| - | A surname (the n.5 most common Chinese surname) |
| - | A surname (the n.9 most common Chinese surname) |
| - | A surname |
| - | To be |
| - | Very |
| - | Law |
| - | Child |
| - | Parent |
| - | Star |
| - | Expensive, costly; precious; honourable |
| - | Your (term of respect used in polite expressions) |
| - | A surname |
| - | To love |
| - | Elder brother |
| - | All |
| - | You (indicating respect) |
| - | Thank |
| - | A period of time |
| - | A surname |
| - | Zero |
Description and Examples
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Sentence Structure 3 |
Sentence Structure 4 |
Sentence Structure 5 |
Sentence Structure 6 |
Sentence Structure 7 |
Sentence Structure 8 |
Sentence Structure 9 |
Sentence Structure 10 |
Sentence Structure 11 |
Sentence Structure 12 |
Sentence Structure 13 |
Sentence Structure 14 |
Sentence Structure 15 |
Sentence Structure 16 |
Sentence Structure 17 |
Sentence Structure 18 |
Sentence Structure 19 |
Sentence Structure 20 |
Sentence Structure 21 |
Sentence Structure 22 |
Sentence Structure 23 |
Sentence Structure 24 |
Sentence Structure 25 |
Sentence Structure 26 |
Sentence Structure 27 |
Sentence Structure 28 |
Exercise
For each grammar point, please give at least one more example.
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