Mandarin Chinese Characters Set 07 (20)

Question 1

本 月

Answer 1

ben3 yue4
“bun yweh”
foundation/original + moon/month = this month

Question 2

工

Answer 2

gong1
“gong”
work, labour, skill

Question 3

工 人

Answer 3

gong1 ren2
“gong zjun”
work + person = worker

Question 4

人 工

Answer 4

ren2 gong1
“zjun gong”
person’s + work = man-made = artificial

Question 5

女工

Answer 5

nu3 gong1
“noo gong”
woman + work = woman’s work or needlework = female worker

Question 6

白

Answer 6

bai2
“beye”
white

Question 7

白白

Answer 7

bai2 bai2
“beye beye”
white + white = in vain

Question 8

白人

Answer 8

bai2 ren2
“beye zjun”
white + person = caucasian

Question 9

白天

Answer 9

bai2 tian1
“beye tien”
white + sky/day = daytime

Question 10

习

Answer 10

xi2
“shee”
to learn/practise

Question 11

虎

Answer 11

hu3
“hoo”
tiger, brave, fierce

Question 12

唬

Answer 12

hu3
“hoo”
mouth + tiger = to scare

Question 13

羊 入 虎 口

Answer 13

yang2 ru4 hu3 kou3
“yang zjoo hoo ko (like go)”
sheep + to enter + tiger + mouth
= a lamb in a tiger’s den.

This is a famous Chinese idiom . It is a warning about entering a dangerous environment and becoming a victim as a result.

Question 14

如 虎 口

Answer 14

ru2 hu3 kou3
“zjoo hoo ko (like go)”
to obey; is like; (woman + mouth) + tiger + mouth = as dangerous as a tiger’s den.

Question 15

门

Answer 15

men2
“mun”
door

Question 16

闪

Answer 16

shan3
“shan”
door + person = to dodge or flash

Question 17

问

Answer 17

wen4
“wun”
door + mouth = to ask. (To ask is the doorway to knowledge).

Question 18

间

Answer 18

jian1
“Jee en”
door + sun = space/room

Question 19

闲

Answer 19

xian2
“shien”
door + tree = leisure

Question 20

大 门

Answer 20

da4 men2
“da mun”
big + door = front gate