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Chinese Literacy Vol. 1

Learning New Characters Using Learning Steps





你

Definition: you


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Pinyin: nǐ


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你好


nǐ hǎo

you + good:

how are you?





切

Definition: to cut


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Pinyin: qiē


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切肉


qiē ròu

cut + meat:

cut a piece of meat







名

Definition: given name


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Pinyin: míng


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姓名


xìng míng

family name + given name:

full name





吃

Definition: to eat


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Pinyin: chī


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好吃


hǎo chī

good + eat:

tasty







坐

Definition: to sit


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Pinyin: zuò


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坐下


zuò xià

sit + down:

sit down




地

Definition: ground


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土地


tǔ dì

dirt + ground:

land







好

Definition: good


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Pinyin: hǎo


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好吃


hǎo chī

good + eat:

tasty




姓

Definition: surname


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Pinyin: xìng


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姓名


xìng míng

family name + given name:

full name







完

Definition: to finish


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Pinyin: wán


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吃完


chī wán

eat + to finish:

finish eating




忙

Definition: busy


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Pinyin: máng


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好忙


hǎo máng

good + busy:

very busy







快

Definition: quick


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Pinyin: kuài


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心直口快


xīn zhí kǒu kuài

heart + straight + mouth + quick:

outspoken




打

Definition: to hit


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打人


dǎ rén

hit + people:

to hit people







明

Definition: bright


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明天


míng tiān

bright + day:

tomorrow




林

Definition: woods


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竹林


zhú lín

bamboo + woods:

bamboo woods







汽

Definition: steam


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Pinyin: qì


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汽水


qì shuǐ

bubble/steam + water:

soda




直

Definition: straight


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一直


yì zhí

one + straight:

non-stop







肚

Definition: belly


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肚子


dù zi

belly + noun-suffix:

belly




王

Definition: king


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Pinyin: wáng


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女王


nǚ wáng

female + king:

queen

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