Grade 1 Lesson 7 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 跟ㄍㄣ·gēnheel, to accompany, to followradical 足 · 13 strokes跟前 gēn qián — the front跟上 gēn shàng — to catch up with請跟著我們。 — Follow us.
• 己ㄐㄧˇ·jǐself, oneself, personalradical 己 · 3 strokes自己 zì jǐ — oneself知己 zhī jǐ — to know oneself自己當心啊。 — Watch yourself.
• 自ㄗˋ·zìself, private, personalradical 自 · 6 strokes自己 zì jǐ — oneself自然 zì rán — nature自己當心啊。 — Watch yourself.
• 今ㄐㄧㄣ·jīnmodern, current, todayradical 人 · 4 strokes今天 jīn tiān — today今日 jīn rì — today我今天有空。 — I'm free today.
• 借ㄐㄧㄝˋ·jièto borrow, to lend, excuseradical 亻 · 10 strokes借以 jiè yǐ — so as to借口 jiè kǒu — to use as an excuse我沒有藉口。 — I have no excuse.
• 包ㄅㄠ·bāowrap, pack, bundleradical 勹 · 5 strokes背包 bēi bāo — knapsack包子 bāo zi — baozi把包包看好。 — Keep an eye on the bags.
• 她ㄊㄚ·tāshe, herradical 女 · 6 strokes她們 tā men — they她經濟 tā jīng jì — "she-economy" reflecting women's economic contribution“看啊！” 她說道。 — "Look," she said.
• 家ㄐㄧㄚ·jiāhouse, home, residenceradical 宀 · 10 strokes大家 dà jiā — everyone人家 rén jiā — household我該回家了。 — I must go home.
• 很ㄏㄣˇ·hěnvery, quite, muchradical 彳 · 9 strokes很是 hěn shì — very不很 bù hěn — not very他走路很快。 — He walks fast.
• 把ㄅㄚˇ·bǎto grasp, to hold, to guardradical 扌 · 7 strokes把手 bǎ shǒu — to shake hands把握 bǎ wò — to grasp請把門打開。 — Please open the door.
• 拿ㄋㄚˊ·náto bring, to grasp, to holdradical 手 · 10 strokes拿出 ná chū — to take out拿到 ná dào — to get我沒想要拿。 — I didn't mean to take it.
• 書ㄕㄨ·shūbook, letter, documentradical 曰 · 10 strokes書記 shū ji — secretary書寫 shū xiě — to write這是我的書。 — This is my book.
• 每ㄇㄟˇ·měieach, everyradical 母 · 7 strokes每個 měi gè — each每天 měi tiān — every day我每天跑步。 — I run every day.
• 筆ㄅㄧˇ·bǐpen, pencil, writing brushradical ⺮ · 12 strokes筆直 bǐ zhí — perfectly straight筆記 bǐ jì — to take down請用鉛筆寫。 — Please write with a pencil.
• 背ㄅㄟˋ·bèiback, backside, to betrayradical ⺼ · 9 strokes背後 bèi hòu — behind背心 bèi xīn — sleeveless garment請幫我洗背。 — Please wash my back.
• 都ㄉㄡ·dōuall, each, entirelyradical 阝 · 10 strokes大都 dà dōu — for the most part全都 quán dōu — all什麼都沒動。 — Nothing moved.