Learn Chinese for Free - Lesson 63
Today's Chinese characters:
这那
The flood of characters is over! Today only two characters, but very useful, 11th and 38th in order of importance, respectively. You're going to learn how to say "this" and "that", and also, very soon, "here" and "there".
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29.4%
Today with this lesson your knowledge of Chinese characters will reach 29.4% of all the Chinese language usage! |
Characters' Essentials
Description and Examples
Word
那个
Pronunciation 
Meaning
| - | That |
| - | (Used before a verb or an adjective to indicate a certain degree of exaggeration) |
| - | (Used to avoid a blunt or direct statement - in English we would say "... you know what I mean.") |
Word
这个
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | This one, this |
| - | So, such |
Word
小孩子
Pronunciation
Meaning
Child, kid, kiddy
Dialogue 40
A:
那个小孩子是你孩子吗？
B:
不是，这个是我儿子。
A:
你好！
C:
您好！
A:
你叫什么名字？
C:
我叫王军。
A:
我不认识那个人，他姓什么？
B:
他姓周，他是那个小孩子的父亲。这个是你女儿吗？
A:
是，她叫小清。
Exercise
Try to remember the pinyin of the following characters:
职
员
牙
探
险
家
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Characters' Details
Chinese Character 160 of 1000
appearance score: # 11
frequency: 0.8020722%
Character
这
Animation
Strokes
7
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | This; this moment, now |
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | This (usually used before measure words) |
This character has a different traditional version.
Chinese Character 161 of 1000
appearance score: # 38
frequency: 0.3299869%
Character
那
Animation
Strokes
7
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | That |
| - | Then, in that case |
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | (A surname) |
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | That |
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | That |
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | (A surname) |
There's no difference between the simplified and the traditional version of this character.
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