Grade 1 Lesson 4 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 去ㄑㄩˋ·qùto go away, to leave, to departradical 厶 · 5 strokes下去 xià qù — to go down出去 chū qù — to go out我們會去做。 — We'll do that.
• 天ㄊㄧㄢ·tiānsky, heaven, godradical 大 · 4 strokes今天 jīn tiān — today天下 tiān xià — land under heaven我今天有空。 — I'm free today.
• 少ㄕㄠˇ·shǎofew, little, lessradical 小 · 4 strokes多少 duō shǎo — number少數 shǎo shù — small number我朋友很少。 — I have few friends.
• 草ㄘㄠˇ·cǎograss, herbs, strawradical 艹 · 9 strokes草原 cǎo yuán — grassland草地 cǎo dì — lawn草地看來不錯。 — The grass looks nice.
• 高ㄍㄠ·gāotall, lofty, highradical 高 · 10 strokes高原 gāo yuán — plateau高中 gāo zhòng — to pass brilliantly他長得高嗎？ — Is he tall?
• 了ㄌㄜ˙ / ㄌㄧㄠˇ·le / liǎoclear, to finish, particle of completed actionradical 亅 · 2 strokes不了 bù le — no thanks了解 liǎo jiě — to understand知道了沒有？ — Got it?
• 多ㄉㄨㄛ·duōmuch, many, multi-radical 夕 · 6 strokes多少 duō shǎo — number多數 duō shù — majority我要多很多。 — I want much more.
• 水ㄕㄨㄟˇ·shuǐwater, liquid, lotionradical 水 · 4 strokes水平 shuǐ píng — horizontal水面 shuǐ miàn — water surface河裡沒有水了。 — There was no water in the river.
• 問ㄨㄣˋ·wènto ask about, to inquire afterradical 口 · 11 strokes問題 wèn tí — question問道 wèn dào — to ask the way我問他是誰。 — I asked who he was.
• 太ㄊㄞˋ·tàivery, too much, bigradical 大 · 4 strokes太陽 tài yang — sun太太 tài tai — married woman真是太好了。 — It's great.
• 星ㄒㄧㄥ·xīngstar, planet, a point of lightradical 日 · 9 strokes星期 xīng qī — week星光 xīng guāng — starlight我星期天在家。 — I stay at home on Sundays.
• 月ㄩㄝˋ·yuèmoon, monthradical 月 · 4 strokes月亮 yuè liang — the moon月光 yuè guāng — moonlight下個月他會很忙。 — He will be very busy next month.
• 有ㄧㄡˇ·yǔto have, to own, to possessradical 月 · 6 strokes沒有 méi yǒu — haven't有人 yǒu rén — someone知道了沒有？ — Got it?
• 請ㄑㄧㄥˇ·qǐngto ask, to request, to inviteradical 言 · 15 strokes請教 qǐng jiào — to ask for guidance請問 qǐng wèn — Excuse me, may I ask...?請幫我洗背。 — Please wash my back.