Grade 2 Lesson 12 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 倒ㄉㄠˇ·dǎoto collapse, to fall over, to lie downradical 亻 · 10 strokes打倒 dǎ dǎo — to overthrow倒退 dào tuì — to fall back很多樹被砍倒。 — A lot of trees were cut down.
• 念ㄋㄧㄢˋ·niànto think of, to recall, to studyradical 心 · 8 strokes觀念 guān niàn — notion念頭 niàn tou — thought我那麼想念她。 — I miss her so much.
• 掌ㄓㄤˇ·zhǎngin charge, the palm of the hand, the sole of the footradical 手 · 12 strokes掌握 zhǎng wò — to grasp手掌 shǒu zhǎng — palm學生們鼓掌。 — The students applauded.
• 撥ㄅㄛ·bōto stir, to move, to distributeradical 扌 · 15 strokes撥打 bō dǎ — to call撥開 bō kāi — to push aside在緊急情況下，可撥打 119。 — In case of emergency, call 119.
• 曲ㄑㄩ·qūcrooked, bent, wrongradical 曰 · 6 strokes曲線 qū xiàn — curve戲曲 xì qǔ — Chinese opera他在做曲奇。 — He is making cookies.
• 波ㄅㄛ·bōwaves, ripples, breakersradical 氵 · 8 strokes波動 bō dòng — to undulate波長 bō cháng — wavelength我想念波士頓。 — I miss Boston.
• 浮ㄈㄨˊ·fúto drift, to float, mobileradical 氵 · 10 strokes浮動 fú dòng — to drift about浮現 fú xiàn — to come to mind油漂浮在水上。 — Oil will float on water.
• 翻ㄈㄢ·fānto upset, to capsize, to flip overradical 羽 · 18 strokes推翻 tuī fān — to overthrow翻身 fān shēn — to turn over我是個翻譯。 — I'm a translator.
• 肚ㄉㄨˋ·dùbelly, abdomen, bowelsradical ⺼ · 7 strokes肚子 dù zi — belly魚肚 yú dǔ — fish maw媽媽，我肚子餓了。 — Mom, I'm hungry.
• 脖ㄅㄛˊ·bóneckradical ⺼ · 11 strokes脖子 bó zi — neck圍脖 wéi bó — muffler他的脖子很長。 — He has a long neck.
• 詠ㄩㄥˇ·yǒngto sing, to hum, to chantradical 言 · 12 strokes歌詠 gē yǒng — to sing詠春 yǒng chūn — Wing Chun
• 詩ㄕ·shīpoetry, poem, verseradical 言 · 13 strokes詩人 shī rén — bard詩歌 shī gē — poem這是誰寫的詩？ — Who wrote these poems?
• 隻ㄓ·zhīonly, merely, justradical 隹 · 10 strokes船隻 chuán zhī — ship隻身 zhī shēn — alone這隻狗很大。 — That dog is big.
• 項ㄒㄧㄤˋ·xiàngneck, nape, itemradical 頁 · 12 strokes項目 xiàng mù — item事項 shì xiàng — matter我已經完成了這項工作。 — I've already finished the job.
• 首ㄕㄡˇ·shǒuchief, head, leaderradical 首 · 9 strokes首先 shǒu xiān — first of all首都 shǒu dū — capital我愛這首歌。 — I love this song.
• 駱ㄌㄨㄛˋ·luòcamelradical 馬 · 16 strokes駱馬 luò mǎ — llama馬加駱 mǎ jiā luò — mozzarella駱駝可以撐很久不吃不喝。 — The camel can go a long time without water and food.
• 體ㄊㄧˇ·tǐbody, group, classradical 骨 · 23 strokes體育 tǐ yù — sports體現 tǐ xiàn — to embody我身體很好。 — I'm healthy.
• 鵝ㄜˊ·égooseradical 鳥 · 18 strokes天鵝 tiān é — swan鵝毛 é máo — goose feather她撿起了一塊鵝卵石。 — She stooped to pick up a pebble.