Learning Chinese in Chinese 学中文
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What about learning this language? 15 essential Learning Chinese words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 汉字 | hàn zì | Chinese character |
| 拼音 | pīn yīn | pinyin |
| 声调 | shēng diào | tone |
| 生词 | shēng cí | new word |
| 笔画 | bǐ huà | stroke (of a character) |
| 部首 | bù shǒu | radical |
| 发音 | fā yīn | pronunciation |
| 语法 | yǔ fǎ | grammar |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence |
| 意思 | yì si | meaning |
| 词典 | cí diǎn | dictionary |
| 繁体字 | fán tǐ zì | traditional characters |
| 简体字 | jiǎn tǐ zì | simplified characters |
| 口语 | kǒu yǔ | spoken language |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level |
Example sentences
- 汉字很漂亮。Chinese characters are beautiful.
- 先学拼音，再学汉字。Learn pinyin first, then characters.
- 中文有四个声调。Chinese has four tones.
- 今天学了十五个生词。We learned fifteen new words today.
- 这个字有几画？How many strokes does this character have?
- "河"的部首是"氵"。The radical of 河 is 氵.
- 你的发音很标准。Your pronunciation is very good.
- 中文语法不太难。Chinese grammar isn't too hard.
- 用这个词造个句子。Make a sentence with this word.
- 这个词是什么意思？What does this word mean?
- 查一下词典。Look it up in the dictionary.
- 台湾用繁体字。Taiwan uses traditional characters.
- 大陆用简体字。Mainland China uses simplified characters.
- 我想提高口语。I want to improve my speaking.
- 你的中文水平很高。Your Chinese is really good.
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The Learning Chinese speaking island has 8 everyday questions about Learning Chinese to prepare your own answers to.