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Chinese Literacy Vol. 1

Principle 7:

Adopt the "Cursive Style" as the simplified form





Character that was simplified:

馬

→

马

mǎ - horse



Example words:

馬上

→

马上

mǎ shàng - right away



馬虎

→

马虎

mǎ hu - careless



Cursive Style:





Character that was simplified:

東

→

东

dōng - east



Example words:

東方

→

东方

dōng fāng - the East



房東

→

房东

fáng dōng - landlord



Cursive Style:





Character that was simplified:

長

→

长

cháng - long; zhǎng - to grow



Example words:

長處

→

长处

cháng chù - strength



市長

→

市长

shì zhǎng - mayor



Cursive Style:





Character that was simplified:

門

→

门

mén - door



Example words:

門口

→

门口

mén kǒu - doorway



門票

→

门票

mén piào - ticket



Cursive Style:

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