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Ne Zha

Ne Zha Learn the names for some characters from the Ne Zha/Ne Zha 2 movies! Table with Hover Effects Audio Chinese Pinyin English

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大、小

大、小 Learn the words for “big” and “small”, and how to use it to create the word “snack”. Table with Hover Effects Audio Chinese Pinyin English 吃 吃 has a 口 kǒu radical, which means mouth. This can help you remember that the meaning of 吃 is eat because it involves a mouth!

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好、不好

好、不好 Table with Hover Effects Audio Chinese Pinyin English How 不 works 不 is a negative prefix, meaning that it is placed before the word you want to negate. So the format is: 不 + [word you want to negate]. For example, in “不好”, 不 comes before 好.

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同学、同事

同学、同事 Table with Hover Effects Audio Chinese Pinyin English 同学 同 = same 学 = learn same + learn = classmate 同事 同 = same 事 = business, matter same + business = coworker/colleague

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朋友

朋友 Table with Hover Effects Audio Chinese Pinyin English Extra: Putting it together In the previous unit, you learned that “老” means “old”. Put that together with 朋友 and: 老朋友 means old friend! (as in friend you’ve known for many years, not necessarily an old person.) 朋 – meat radical 朋 has the 肉 radical,

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老师、学生

老师、学生 Table with Hover Effects Audio Chinese Pinyin English 老 = old This can help you remember that 老师 is teacher since teachers are generally older than students, and age is often associated with wisdom and knowledge. 学 = learn This can help you remember that 学生 is student, because students learn!

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家、家人

家、家人 Words for home and family! Table with Hover Effects Audio Chinese Pinyin English 家 家 has the roof radical 宀, which makes it looks like a house! 人 人 resembles a person! Radical Quiz Fill in the Blanks

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