Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters: A Revolutionary New Way to Learn and Remember the 800 Most Basic Chinese Characters PDF
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Dear Reader: In order to view all colored text and non-English text accurately, please ensure that the PUBLISHER DEFAULTS SETTING on your reading device is switched to ON. This will allow you to view all non- English characters and colored text in this book. —Tuttle Publishing For Annette and Helen two of life’s blessings Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. www.tuttlepublishing.com © 2007 by Alison and Laurence Matthews All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher. References to HSK Levels refer to materials published by the HSK authorities. The ultimate rights of interpretations of HSK policies remain with the Office of the PRC HSK State Commission at the following address: HSK Office, 15 Xueyuan Road, Haidan District, Beijing PRC 1000083. Fax 86-10-62311093, 86- 10-62311037; Tel. 86-10-62317150, 86-10-62317531 x 2685 or 2672. LCC Card No. 2007929564 ISBN: 978-1-4629-0128-9 (ebook) Distributed by: North America, Latin America & Europe Asia-Pacific Asia-Pacific Tuttle Publishing Berkeley Books Pte. Ltd. 364 Innovation Drive 61 Tai Seng Avenue #02-12 North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436 U.S.A. Singapore 534167 Tel: 1 (802) 773-8930 Tel: (65) 6280-1330 Fax: 1 (802) 773-6993 Fax: (65) 6280-6290 [email protected] [email protected] www.tuttlepublishing.com www.periplus.com 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 1107BP Printed in the United States of America TUTTLE PUBLISHING® is a registered trademark of Tuttle Publishing, a division of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. Contents Introduction Learning Strategies Chinese Characters for Beginners User Guide Key to Character Entries Chapter 1 一, 二, 三, 十, 口, 日, 几, 也, 不, 机, 杯, 人, 他, 力, 女, 她 1 一 yī (yí; yì) one 2 二 èr two 3 三 sān three 4 十 shí ten 5 口 kǒu mouth 6 日 rì sun 7 几 jǐ (jī) several 8 也 yě also 9 不 bù (bú) not 10a 木 mù tree 10 机 jī machine 11 杯 bēi cup 12 人 rén person 13a 亻 person 13 他 tā he 14 力 lì power 15 女 nǚ woman 16 她 tā she Chapter 2 子, 好, 个, 八, 儿, 白, 的, 四 17 子 zi child 18 好 hǎo (hào) good 19a 丨 stick 19b 人 “tent” 19 个 gè number of items 20 八 bā eight 21 儿 ér (r) boy 22a 丶 a drop 22 白 bái white 23a 勹 wrap 23b 勺 sháo ladle 23 的 de (dí) of 24a 囗 enclosed 24 四 sì four Chapter 3 文, 这, 门, 们, 正, 是, 手, 我, 中 25a 乂 shears 25b 亠 lid 25 文 wén culture 26a 辶 road 26 这 zhè this 27 门 mén gate 28 们 men people 29a 止 zhǐ stop 29 正 zhèng upright 30a stop 30b 疋 upright 30 是 shì is 31 手 shǒu hand 32a 戈 gē dagger 32 我 wǒ I 33 中 zhōng middle Chapter 4 么, 什, 五, 七, 九, 六, 百, 边, 上, 下, 马, 吗, 妈 34a 厶 cocoon 34b “slide” 34 么 me “appendage” 35 什 shén what? 36 五 wǔ five 37 七 qī seven 38 九 jiǔ nine 39 六 liù six 40a “thumb tack” 40 百 bǎi hundred 41 边 biān side 42a 卜 bǔ; bo fortune teller 42 上 shàng above 43 下 xià below 44 马 mǎ horse 45 吗 ma question mark 46 妈 mā mum Chapter 5 大, 太, 夫, 小, 你, 又, 友, 地, 在, 云, 运, 动, 会, 国 47 大 dà (dài) big 48 太 tài too much 49 夫 fū husband 50 小 xiǎo small 51a to bow 51b 尔 ěr thou 51 你 nǐ you 52 又 yòu right hand 53a left hand 53 友 yǒu friend 54a 土 tǔ earth 54 地 dì; de 1. ground 2. -ly 55a talent 55 在 zài at 56a “swoop” 56 云 yún cloud 57 运 yùn transport 58 动 dòng move 59a combine 59 会 huì meeting 60a 王 wáng king 60b 玉 yù jade 60 国 guó country Chapter 6 月, 朋, 有, 妹, 来, 了, 说, 语, 多, 名, 外, 刀, 分, 到, 倒 61 月 yuè moon 62 朋 péng companion 63 有 yǒu have 64a 未 wèi not yet 64 妹 mèi younger sister 65a 丷 horns 65 来 lái come 66 了 le; liǎo 1. transition 2. complete 67a 兄 xiōng older brother 67b 兌 duì to convert 67c 讠 words 67 说 shuō say 68a 吾 wú yours truly 68 语 yǔ language 69a 夕 xī evening 69 多 duō many 70 名 míng name 71 外 wài outside 72 刀 dāo knife 73 分 fēn (fèn) division 74a 刂 knife 74b 至 zhì until 74 到 dào arrive 75 倒 dǎo; dào topple; invert Chapter 7 天, 明, 汉, 别, 如, 行, 学, 车, 连, 开, 去, 法, 取, 千, 前 76 天 tiān heaven 77 明 míng bright 78a 氵 water 78 汉 hàn Han Chinese 79a 另 lìng other 79 别 bié don’t 80 如 rú if 81a 彳 step forward 81b 丁 dīng nail 81c 亍 footstep 81 行 xíng; háng 1. OK 2. line 82a 冖 cover 82b hands reaching down 82c “unveil” 82 学 xué study 83 车 chē car 84 连 lián linked up 85a two hands 85 开 kāi open 86 去 qù go 87 法 fǎ law 88a 耳 ěr ear 88 取 qǔ acquire 89a “beret” 89 千 qiān thousand 90a “feet” 90b canoe 90 前 qián in front of Chapter 8 安, 字, 目, 自, 咱, 阳, 阴, 那, 哪, 西, 要, 酒, 从, 村, 时, 过, 身, 谢 91a 宀 house 91 安 ān peace 92 字 zì Chinese character 93 目 mù eye 94 自 zì self 95 咱 zán we 96a 阝 mound; city 96 阳 yáng in the open 97 阴 yīn hidden 98a furs 98 那 nà that 99 哪 nǎ (na) which? 100 西 xī west 101 要 yào; yāo want; ask for 102a 酉 yǒu whisky bottle 102 酒 jiǔ liquor 103 从 cóng from 104a 寸 cùn inch 104 村 cūn village 105 时 shí time 106 过 guò to cross 107 身 shēn body 108a 射 shè to shoot 108 谢 xiè thank
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