Grade 1 Lesson 8 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 見ㄐㄧㄢˋ·jiànto see, to observe, to meetradical 見 · 7 strokes見到 jiàn dào — to see意見 yì jiàn — idea我沒見到他。 — I didn't see him.
• 吧ㄅㄚ·bāemphatic final particleradical 口 · 7 strokes網吧 wǎng bā — Internet café迪吧 dí bā — disco幫幫我們吧！ — Help us.
• 等ㄉㄥˇ·děngrank, grade, sameradical ⺮ · 12 strokes等等 děng děng — et cetera等到 děng dào — to wait until他們等得了。 — They can wait.
• 冒ㄇㄠˋ·màoto risk, to brave, to dareradical 冂 · 9 strokes冒險 mào xiǎn — to take risks冒進 mào jìn — to advance prematurely他喜歡冒險。 — He likes adventure.
• 句ㄐㄩˋ·jùsentence, clause, phraseradical 口 · 5 strokes兩句 liǎng jù — a few words句子 jù zi — sentence這句話有個錯。 — This sentence contains an error.
• 對ㄉㄨㄟˋ·duìcorrect, right, facingradical 寸 · 14 strokes對外 duì wài — external對手 duì shǒu — opponent我想我是對的。 — I think I'm right.
• 數ㄕㄨˋ·shùcount, number, severalradical 攵 · 15 strokes數學 shù xué — mathematics數字 shù zì — numeral我想學數學。 — I want to study math.
• 東ㄉㄨㄥ·dōngeast, eastern, eastwardradical 木 · 8 strokes東西 dōng xī — east and west東風 dōng fēng — easterly wind給我東西吃。 — Bring me something to eat.
• 樣ㄧㄤˋ·yàngform, pattern, shaperadical 木 · 15 strokes這樣 zhè yàng — this way樣子 yàng zi — appearance就是這樣的。 — That's how it is.
• 知ㄓ·zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehendradical 矢 · 8 strokes知道 zhī dào — to know不知 bù zhī — not to know知道了沒有？ — Got it?
• 西ㄒㄧ·xīwest, western, westwardradical 西 · 6 strokes東西 dōng xī — east and west西南 xī nán — southwest給我東西吃。 — Bring me something to eat.
• 該ㄍㄞ·gāishould, ought to, mustradical 言 · 13 strokes不該 bù gāi — should not應該 yīng gāi — ought to我這就該做。 — I'd better do it right now.
• 越ㄩㄝˋ·yuèto exceed, to surpass, to transcendradical 走 · 12 strokes越來越 yuè lái yuè — more and more越冬 yuè dōng — to pass the winter白天越來越長了。 — Days are getting longer.
• 道ㄉㄠˋ·dàomethod, way, pathradical 辶 · 12 strokes知道 zhī dào — to know說道 shuō dào — to state知道了沒有？ — Got it?
• 住ㄓㄨˋ·zhùto reside, to live at, to dwellradical 亻 · 7 strokes不住 bù zhù — unable to firmly or securely記住 jì zhu — to remember誰住在這兒？ — Who lives here?
• 兩ㄌㄧㄤˇ·liǎngtwo, both, pairradical 入 · 8 strokes兩面 liǎng miàn — both sides兩句 liǎng jù — a few words我有兩個兒子。 — I have two sons.
• 啊ㄚ·āah, exclamatory particleradical 口 · 10 strokes啊呀 ā yā — interjection of surprise啊喲 ā yo — interjection of surprise or pain這是什麼啊？ — What's this?
• 室ㄕˋ·shìhouse, home, roomradical 宀 · 9 strokes教室 jiào shì — classroom室外 shì wài — outdoor浴室乾淨嗎？ — Is the bath clean?
• 忍ㄖㄣˇ·rěnto endure, to bear, to sufferradical 心 · 7 strokes不忍 bù rěn — cannot bear to忍不住 rěn bu zhù — cannot help我忍不住要大笑。 — I could hardly keep from laughing.
• 忘ㄨㄤˋ·wàngto forget, to miss, to neglectradical 心 · 7 strokes忘記 wàng jì — to forget忘我 wàng wǒ — selflessness我忘了問他。 — I forgot to ask him.
• 忽ㄏㄨ·hūsuddenly, abruptly, to neglectradical 心 · 8 strokes忽然 hū rán — suddenly忽地 hū de — suddenly忽然天氣轉為多雲。 — All of a sudden, it became cloudy.
• 思ㄙ·sīto think, to ponder, to considerradical 心 · 9 strokes思想 sī xiǎng — thought意思 yì si — idea他什麼意思？ — What could he mean?
• 意ㄧˋ·yìthought, idea, opinionradical 心 · 13 strokes意見 yì jiàn — idea意思 yì si — idea我完全同意。 — I totally agree.
• 教ㄐㄧㄠˋ·jiàoschool, educationradical 攵 · 11 strokes教育 jiào yù — to educate教學 jiào xué — teaching她是女教師。 — She is a teacher.
• 桌ㄓㄨㄛ·zhuōtable, stand, deskradical 木 · 10 strokes桌子 zhuō zi — table桌面 zhuō miàn — desktop桌子上有什麼？ — What is on the desk?
• 然ㄖㄢˊ·ráncertainly, naturally, suddenlyradical 灬 · 12 strokes然後 rán hòu — then自然 zì rán — nature當然是的。 — Of course.
• 用ㄩㄥˋ·yòngto use, to employ, to applyradical 用 · 5 strokes用來 yòng lái — to be used for作用 zuò yòng — to act on我可以用嗎？ — May I use this?