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IC1 - Lesson 1: Greetings - Dialogue 2: Where Are You From? Flashcards

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是

  1. 是的
  2. 不是
  3. 是不是
  4. 还是
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是 shì To Be, be

Radical: 日 ’sun/star’
Character components: 日 (rì) + ?

疋 她是日本人。
Tā shì Rìběnrén.
She is Japanese.

  1. 是的 shìde yes
  2. 不是 búshi not to be
    3.是不是 shìbushì to be or not to be
  3. 还是 háishì or
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老

  1. 老大
  2. 老婆
  3. 老外
  4. 老实
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老 lǎo Old/prefix

Radical: 老 ’old’
Character components: 土 + 丿 + 匕

他老了，走路走不快了。
Tā lǎo le, zǒulù zǒu bú kuài le.
He’s getting old; he can no longer walk fast.

  1. 老大 lǎodà oldest sibling
  2. 老婆 lǎopó wife
  3. 老外 lǎowài foreigner
  4. 老实 lǎoshí frank, honest
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師 —— 师

  1. 老师
  2. 师父
  3. 师母
  4. 律师
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师 shī Teacher

Radical: 丨 ’vertical stroke’ or 巾 ’napkin’ Character components: + 一 + 巾

我们是师生关系。
Wǒmen shì shīshēng guānxì.
We have a teacher-student relationship.

  1. 老师 lǎoshī teacher
  2. 师父 shīfù master/teacher
  3. 师母 shīmǔ wife of master/teacher
  4. 律师 lǜshī lawyer
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嗎 —- 吗

  1. 好吗
  2. 忙吗
  3. 干吗
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嗎 or 吗 ma [particle]

Radical: 口 ’mouth’
Character components: 口 + 马 (mǎ)

你找我吗？
Nǐ zhǎo wǒ ma? Are you looking for me?

  1. 好吗 hǎo ma? Good?
  2. 忙吗 máng ma? Busy?
  3. 干吗 gàn ma? What are you doing?/Why?
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不

  1. 不多不少
  2. 不错
  3. 不好意思
  4. 不久
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不 bù/bú Not (negation)

Radical: 一 ‘horizontal stroke’
Character components: 不

昨天他说今天不来了。
Zuótiān tā shuō jīntiān bù lái le.
He said yesterday that he won’t be coming today.

  1. 不多不少 bùduō-bùshǎo just right
  2. 不错 bùcuò quite good/not bad
  3. 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi embarrassed
  4. 不久 bùjiǔ not for a long time
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學 —- 学

  1. 学生
  2. 学习
  3. 学校
  4. 学费
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学xué To Study, Learn

Radical: 子
Character components: ? (roof) + child
只要努力,一定能学会。
Zhǐyào nŭlì, yīdìng néng xuéhuì.
If you work hard, you will master it

  1. 学生 Xuéshēng
  2. 学习 xuéxí
  3. 学校 xuéxiào
  4. 学费 xuéfèi
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也

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也
Yě Too, Also

Radical: horizontal bend hook
Character Component: 也

我的妈妈也是一名老师
Wǒ de māmā yěshì yī míng lǎoshī
My mother is also a teacher

  1. 也许 yěxŭ Perhaps
  2. ………也罢………也罢. yěbà. yěbà. Whether Or
  3. 也好 yěhão may as well
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⼈—–⺅

人们
中国人
人口
人山人海
Examples:
你 他 仕 仙 例

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rén, Person

人 rén person, people
Radical: 人 ’person’
Character components: 人
房间里没有人。
Fángjiān lǐ méiyǒu rén.
There is no one in the room.

  1. 人们 rénmen people
  2. 中国人 Zhōngguórén Chinese (person)
  3. 人口 rénkǒu population
    4.人山人海 rénshān-rénhǎi lots of people (lit.: a mountain of people, a sea of people)
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中

  1. 中级
  2. 中国
  3. 中文
  4. 中餐
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zhōng Middle

Radical: | ‘vertical stroke’
Character components: 囗 + |

我穿中号的。
Wo chuān zhōng hào de.
I wear medium size.

  1. 中级 Zhōngjí intermediate level
  2. 中国 zhōngguó China
    3.中文 Zhōngwén Chinese language
    4.中餐 Zhōngcān Chinese food
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國 ——– 国

  1. 国家
  2. 德国
  3. 国庆
  4. 国际
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國 or 国
guó Country

Radical: 4-sided frame like Wéi
Character Components: frame+

“一国两制”的政策是邓小平提出的。
“Yīguóliǎngzhì” de zhèngcè shì dèngxiǎopíng tíchū de.
It was Deng Xiaoping who proposed the policy of “One country, two systems.”

  1. 国家 Guójiā nation
  2. 德国 Déguó Germany
  3. 国庆 Guóqìng National Day
  4. 国际 Guójì. International

1.
2. Déguó
3. Guóqìng
4. Guójì

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北

  1. 北方
  2. 东北
  3. 北京
  4. 北美洲
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北
běi North

Radical: vertical stroke
Character components: left char + right char

你从这儿往北走。
Ni cóng zhèr wăng běi zǒu.
Go north from here.

  1. 北方 Běifāng North
  2. 东北 Dōngběi Northeast
  3. 北京 Běijīng Beijing
  4. 北美洲 Běi měizhōu North America
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京

  1. 北京
  2. 南京
  3. 东京
  4. 京剧
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京
jīng Capital City

从外地进京的车辆很多。
Công wàidì jìn jīng de chēliàng hěnduō.
Lots of vehicles come to the capital from other parts of the country.

  1. 北京 Běijīng
  2. 南京 Nánjīng
  3. 东京 Dōngjīng Tokyo
  4. 京剧 Jīngjù Peking Opera

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美

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美
měi Beautiful

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紐 ——- 纽 (with 纟)

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niǔ Knob, button

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約 ——- 约

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yuē Agreement, Appointment

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