Mandarin Chinese Characters Set 01 (20) COPY Flashcards
人
ren2 “Zjun” like the ‘g’ in regime. Person
从
cong2 “tsong”
= to follow
众
zhong4 “jong” crowd
大
da4 “da” big
夫
fu1 “Foo” man
大人
da4 ren2 “da zjun” like ‘g’ in ‘regime’. big person
大众
da4 zhong4 “da jong” big + crowd = public
众人
zhong4 ren2 “jong zjun” like ‘g’ in ‘regime’. crowd + person = everybody people
夫人
fu1 ren2 “foo zjun” like ‘g’ in ‘regime’. man + person = madam
太
tai4 “teye” too much
太太
Tai4 tai4 “teye teye” Too much + too much = Mrs or wife
太大
Tai4 da4 “teye da” too much + big = too big
大夫
da4 fu1 “da foo” big + man (“dai4 foo”). = doctor big + man (“da foo”) = senior official
天
tian1 “tyen” heaven, sky, day
人人
ren2 ren2 “zjun zjun” like ‘g’ in ‘regime’. person + person = everyone
天人
tian1 ren2 “tyen zjun” like ‘g’ in ‘regime’. sky + person = heaven or person with insight