Learn Chinese for Free - Lesson 52
Today's Chinese characters:
叫名字波
We are not surprised at all to find among the 1000 most common Chinese characters not only the most common Chinese surname, but also the n.1 most common Chinese full name! By the way, today we learn to ask: "What's your name?"
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22.2%
Today with this lesson your knowledge of Chinese characters will reach 22.2% of all the Chinese language usage! |
Characters' Essentials
| - | Call, name |
| - | Name; famous |
| - | Character, word |
| - | Wave; first name of the Chinese n.1 most common full name |
Description and Examples
Dialogue 32
The meaning of: 你叫什么名字？ It is used by elders when they want to know the names of young people or between young people. One may also say "你叫什么？". One shouldn't use it, therefore, when he wants to know an elder's name or when he needs to show respect and politeness to his hearer. Use "您贵姓？" instead. |
Last-Name first, First-Name last!Surname followed by first name, this is the correct order of a Chinese full name - without exception! Some Chinese people reason that when we say John Smith, we give more importance to John than to Smith, more to self than to the family. For this reason, some of them say that we don't respect our forefathers as they do... |
Exercise
Make sentences with all the possible combinations and read until fluent.
我朋友
你朋友
她母亲
他姐姐
认识
他们律师
我们老师
你们弟弟
他们儿子
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Characters' Details
Chinese Character 100 of 1000
appearance score: # 387
frequency: 0.0569140%
| - | Cry, shout; call, greet; hire, order; name, call; ask, order; bid |
| - | Male (animal) |
| - | (Used to introduce a passive construction) |
This character has a different traditional version.
Chinese Character 101 of 1000
appearance score: # 203
frequency: 0.1025720%
| - | Name; appellation; fame, reputation |
| - | Describe, express; given name is |
| - | Famous, well-known, notable |
| - | (Measure word for people) |
| - | (A surname) |
There's no difference between the simplified and the traditional version of this character.
Chinese Character 102 of 1000
appearance score: # 393
frequency: 0.0559254%
| - | Character, word; pronunciation; style of handwriting, printing type; scripts, writings; wording, diction; receipt, written pledge; style, (a style, name, taken at the age of twenty by which a man is sometimes called) |
| - | Be betrothed (of a girl, in ancient times) |
| - | (A surname) |
There's no difference between the simplified and the traditional version of this character.
Chinese Character 103 of 1000
appearance score: # 664
frequency: 0.0304174%
There's no difference between the simplified and the traditional version of this character.
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