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Chinese Character
Stroke Order Made Easy
Chinese characters are often thought of
as extremely complex but they are all,
in fact, derived from a couple hundred
simple pictographs and ideographs that
are assembled in different combinations.
Once you get the hang of them, they aren’t
as difficult to remember as you may think.
All characters are made up of smaller picture
elements within the character. Some of these
smaller pictures within the character give a
hint as to meaning and pronunciation (though
not always). The first Chinese characters
were simple objects like “human”, “hand”,
“foot”, “mountain”, “sun”, “moon”, and “tree”.
Then, logical combinations of the simple
characters followed. Some of these simple
characters and logical combinations within
the character still remain clear enough to see
what they depict. These simple characters
also sometimes serve as the root of a more
complex character, and are called “radicals.”
Most linguists believe that writing was invented
in China during the latter half of the second
millennium B.C. The earliest recognizable
examples of written Chinese date from 1500-950
B.C. (Shang dynasty). Characters were inscribed
on bones and shells that were used for divination.
The traditional form of Chinese characters was
widely used up until the mid-twentieth century.
Most of the simplified Chinese characters in use
today were the result of simplifications made
by the government of China in the 1950s and
60s. The simplified characters have a lot fewer
strokes and certain parts of some characters
were completely eliminated. The simplified
characters are also used in Singapore, but in
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Malaysia
the traditional characters are still used.
Chinese is famed for its huge number of
characters, and some dictionaries contain
more than 50,000 words as entries. But the
good news is that a large number of those are
rarely-used variants, accumulated throughout
history. This means that workable literacy in the
Chinese language only requires knowledge of
between three to four thousand characters.
Before you start learning Chinese characters,
or 汉字 hàn zì there are some rules you have to
learn. More specifically, you need to learn the
rules of Chinese the stroke order, or 笔顺 bǐshùn.
1. The Importance of Following
Stroke Order
Chinese characters have gone through
significant changes since they were first
invented. Strokes have been simplified and
systematized, to help create the natural
flow when writing on paper. By following
the correct stroke order, you'll be able to
write in an intuitive and fast fashion, at
the same time, making it easy for anyone
else to recognize what you've written.
2. Basic Strokes in Chinese
Characters
Basic strokes in Chinese characters refer to
the minimum unit in a character. There are
different theories on how many basic strokes
there are in Chinese characters. For example,
there's one theory that's called 永字八法 yǒng
zì bā fǎ, which claims that there are eight
basic strokes in Chinese characters. The
eight dots and lines in the character 永 yǒng
meaning “forever" are the eight basic strokes.
The most widely accepted theory by scholars,
however, believes that there are six basic
strokes:
Stroke Name Pinyin English
一 横 héng horizontal
丨 竖 shù vertical
丶 点
diǎn dot
丿 撇 piě throw
㇏ 捺 nà press
㇀ 提 tí rise
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Any other strokes are compound Example
strokes or variations of these Stroke Name Pinyin Combination
Character
口 kǒu “mouth" (in
basic strokes.
It's important to remember 𠃍 横折 héng zhé 一+丨
the 2nd stroke)
compound strokes should be
小 xiǎo "small" (in
written and counted as one 亅 竖钩 shù gōu 丨+ 丶
the 1st stroke)
stroke.
女 nǚ "female" (in
(Note: The compound strokes 𡿨 撇点 piě diǎn 丿+ 丶
will be marked in blue to remind the 1st stroke)
水 shuǐ "water" (in
横撇 一+丿
you that they are one stroke. )
㇇ héng piě
the 2nd stroke)
The table to the right has a few 计 jì "to calculate"
of the most common compound ㇊ 横折提 héng zhé tí 一 + 丨+ ㇀
(in the 2nd stroke)
strokes, with example
characters.

3. General Rules of Chinese Stroke For example, the character 吐 tǔ/tù "to spit"
consists of a left component 口 kǒu "mouth", and
a right component 土 tǔ "dirt." When writing 吐,
Order
we first write 口 kǒu then 土 tǔ.
Modern Chinese uses the familiar western
layout of horizontal rows from left to right, and
read from the top of the page to the bottom.
3.2. From Top to Bottom
Stroke order in Chinese characters mirrors this
style.

Here are some general rules about the Chinese
stroke order that will help you learn the specific
stroke order for all characters.
3.1. From Left to Right
Almost all strokes are written from top to bottom,
like the vertical (丨) 竖 shù, where we start from
the top then move straight down. One exception
is (㇀) 提 tí "rise." Just like its name indicates, the
stroke rises from lower left to upper right, in an
upward motion.

A good example of writing strokes from top to

Most strokes are written from left to right. For
example, when writing the horizontal (一) 横
héng, we start from left then move to the right.
Except for (丿) 撇 piě "throw", where we write
from upper right to lower left.
This rule also applies to all the characters with
the left-right structure, which means characters
with left and right components, such as 你 nǐ
"you", 他 tā "he/him", 好 hǎo "good."
bottom is the character 三 sān "three." The top
horizontal stroke is written first, then the middle
horizontal stroke, and finally the lower
horizontal stroke.
This rule also applies to other characters with
top-down structure. Instead of a left component
and right component, top-down structure
characters have a top component and lower
component. For example, the character 空 kōng
meaning "sky" or "empty" has a top component
穴 xué meaning "cave" or "hole", and a lower
component 工 gōng meaning "work" or "skill."

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3.3. Horizontal Before Vertical
When strokes cross, horizontal strokes are
usually written before vertical strokes like in the
character 十 shí "ten" which is made up of (一)
横 héng and (丨) 竖 shù.
3.4. Throw Before Press
(丿) 撇 piě and (㇏) 捺 nà are both curved
strokes pointing in opposite directions. When
they appear in the same character, write (ノ)
first, then (㇏). An interesting fact is that these
two simple strokes (ノ) and (㇏) can make up
three characters, depending on how they are
positioned.
• When the (ノ) is on top of (㇏), they make
the character 人 rén, meaning "person."
• When the (㇏) is on top of (ノ), they make
the character 入 rù, meaning "to enter".
• When (ノ) and (㇏) are not touching but are
next to each other, they make the character
八 bā, meaning "eight."
Be careful not to confuse these very
similar characters.
Another example of throw before press is 文
wén meaning "language", "culture" or "writing"
which is made of 4 strokes (丶), (一), (ノ),
and (㇏).
3.5. Center Before Two Sides
If there is a center vertical stroke flanked by
strokes on either side, the center vertical is
written first.
For instance, in the character 小 xiǎo, the center
(亅) comes first before the two strokes on the
sides.
Another example for this rule is the character 水
shuǐ "water". where the center stroke is written
first followed by the right and left strokes.
3.6. Inside Before Bottom Enclosing
If the character has a complete "frame" with
content inside, the bottom stroke of the "frame"
is written last. Examples of characters with this
structure include 日 rì "sun" or "day", 四 sì "four，
因 yīn "reason"，or 国 guó "country".
For example, the character 国 guó "country" has
an outside frame 口 wéi meaning “enclosure”
or “border” and an inside element 玉 yù “jade”
inside. A common mistake is to write the outside
big square 口 first, then the inside element 玉.
The proper way to write this character is to write
the first two strokes of the outside square, then
write the inside jade, and only then close the
outside square.
3.7. Cutting Strokes Last
Vertical strokes that "cut" through a character are
written after the strokes that they cut through.
For example, the character 丰 fēng, meaning
"abundant" is made up of three horizontal
strokes and one vertical stroke cutting through
them. This vertical stroke will be written last.
Another example of such a character is 中 zhōng
"middle" where the rectangle will be written
first and then cut by the vertical line right in the
middle.
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 我
我 我 我
1.

我们

你
MEANING: I, me EXAMPLES:
wǒmen
PINYIN: wǒ we, us

你 你 你
2.

你们

他
MEANING: you EXAMPLES:
nǐmen
PINYIN: nǐ you (plural)

他 他 他
3.

他们

她
MEANING: he, him EXAMPLES:
tāmen
PINYIN: tā they

她 她 她
4.

MEANING: she, her EXAMPLES: 她们

tāmen
PINYIN: tā they (females)
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

我 我 我 我
你 你 你 你
他 他 他 他
她 她 她 她

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

we

you (plural)

they

they (females)

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

我们

你们

他们

她们

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 们
们 们 们
5.

人们

这
MEANING: plural maker for people EXAMPLES:
rénmen
PINYIN: men people

这 这 这
6.

这儿

那
MEANING: here, this EXAMPLES:
zhèr
PINYIN: zhè here

那 那 那
7.

那儿

哪
MEANING: there, that EXAMPLES:
nàr
PINYIN: nà there

哪 哪 哪
8.

MEANING: where EXAMPLES: 哪儿

nǎr
PINYIN: nǎ where
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

们 们 们 们
这 这 这 这
那 那 那 那
哪 哪 哪 哪

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

people

here

there

where

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

人们

这儿

那儿

哪儿

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 儿
儿 儿 儿
9.

那儿

谁
MEANING: son EXAMPLES:
nàr
PINYIN: ér there

谁 谁 谁
10.

谁的

什
MEANING: who EXAMPLES:
shuí de, shéi de
PINYIN: shuí / shéi whose

什 什 什
11.

什么

么
MEANING: what EXAMPLES:
shénme
PINYIN: shén what

么 么 么
12.

MEANING: interrogative final particle EXAMPLES: 为什么

wèishénme
PINYIN: me why
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

儿 儿 儿 儿
谁 谁 谁 谁
什 什 什 什
么 么 么 么

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

there

whose

what

why

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

那儿

谁的

什么

为什么

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 多
多 多 多
13.

多少

少
MEANING: many EXAMPLES:
duōshǎo
PINYIN: duō how many, much

少 少 少
14.

不少

几
MEANING: few/little EXAMPLES:
bù shǎo
PINYIN: shǎo not few, many

几 几 几
15.

几岁

怎
MEANING: a few, how many EXAMPLES:
jǐ suì
PINYIN: jǐ how old (to children)

怎 怎 怎
16.

MEANING: how EXAMPLES: 怎么

zěnme
PINYIN: zěn how
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

多 多 多 多
少 少 少 少
几 几 几 几
怎 怎 怎 怎

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

how many

not few

how old (to children)

how

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

多少

不少

几岁

怎么

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 样
样 样 样
17.

怎么样

一
MEANING: manner, way EXAMPLES:
zěnmeyàng
PINYIN: yàng how about, how

一 一 一
18.

万一

二
MEANING: one EXAMPLES:
wànyī
PINYIN: yī just in case

二 二 二
19.

第二

三
MEANING: two EXAMPLES:
dì èr
PINYIN: èr second

三 三 三
20.

MEANING: three EXAMPLES: 三十

sānshí
PINYIN: sān thirty
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

样 样 样 样
一 一 一 一
二 二 二 二
三 三 三 三

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

how about

just in case

second

thirty

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

怎么样

万一

第二

三十

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 四
四 四 四
21.

四岁

五
MEANING: four EXAMPLES:
sì suì
PINYIN: sì four-year-old

五 五 五
22.

十五

六
MEANING: five EXAMPLES:
shí wǔ
PINYIN: wǔ fifteen

六 六 六
23.

六月

七
MEANING: six EXAMPLES:
liù yuè
PINYIN: liù June

七 七 七
24.

MEANING: seven EXAMPLES: 七点

qī diǎn
PINYIN: qī seven o›clock
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

四 四 四 四
五 五 五 五
六 六 六 六
七 七 七 七

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

four-year-old

fifteen

June

seven o›clock

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

四岁

十五

六月

七点

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 八
八 八 八
25.

八年

九
MEANING: eight EXAMPLES:
bā nián
PINYIN: bā eight years

九 九 九
26.

九百

十
MEANING: nine EXAMPLES:
jiǔ bǎi
PINYIN: jiǔ nine hundred

十 十 十
27.

十一

零
MEANING: ten EXAMPLES:
shíyī
PINYIN: shí eleven

零 零 零
28.

MEANING: zero EXAMPLES: 零食

língshí
PINYIN: líng snack
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

八 八 八 八
九 九 九 九
十 十 十 十
零 零 零 零

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

eight years

nine hundred

eleven

snack

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

八年

九百

十一

零食

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 个
个 个 个
29.

这个

岁
MEANING: general counter EXAMPLES:
zhège
PINYIN: gè this one

岁 岁 岁
30.

岁月

本
MEANING: year EXAMPLES:
suìyuè
PINYIN: suì years

本 本 本
31.

日本

些
MEANING: counter for books EXAMPLES:
Rìběn
PINYIN: běn Japan

些 些 些
32.

MEANING: some EXAMPLES: 这些

zhèxiē
PINYIN: xiē these
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

个 个 个 个
岁 岁 岁 岁
本 本 本 本
些 些 些 些

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

this one

years

Japan

these

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

这个

岁月

日本

这些

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 块
块 块 块
33.

一块

不
MEANING: piece EXAMPLES:
yí kuài
PINYIN: kuài one block/piece, together

不 不 不
34.

不要

没
MEANING: not EXAMPLES:
búyào
PINYIN: bù don›t, don›t need/want

没 没 没
35.

没有

很
MEANING: not EXAMPLES:
méiyǒu
PINYIN: méi to not have

很 很 很
36.

MEANING: quite, very EXAMPLES: 很好

hěn hǎo
PINYIN: hěn very good
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

块 块 块 块
不 不 不 不
没 没 没 没
很 很 很 很

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

one block/piece

don›t

to not have

very good

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

一块

不要

没有

很好

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 太
太 太 太
37.

太大

都
MEANING: too EXAMPLES:
tài dà
PINYIN: tài too big

都 都 都
38.

都好

和
MEANING: both, all EXAMPLES:
dōu hǎo
PINYIN: dōu both, all are good

和 和 和
39.

和平

在
MEANING: and EXAMPLES:
hépíng
PINYIN: hé peace

在 在 在
40.

MEANING: in, on, at EXAMPLES: 在线

zàixiàn
PINYIN: zài online
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

太 太 太 太
都 都 都 都
和 和 和 和
在 在 在 在

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

too big

both

peace

online

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

太大

都好

和平

在线

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 的
的 的 的
41.

我的

了
MEANING: possessive particle EXAMPLES:
wǒ de
PINYIN: de my, mine

了 了 了
42.

好了

吗
MEANING: modal particle, completed EXAMPLES:
action marker hǎole
PINYIN: le all right, all done

吗 吗 吗
43.

是吗？

呢
MEANING: question particle EXAMPLES:
Shì ma?
PINYIN: ma Is it?

呢 呢 呢
44.

MEANING: sentence final particle for EXAMPLES: 你呢？

follow-up questions Nǐ ne?
PINYIN: ne How about you?
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

的 的 的 的
了 了 了 了
吗 吗 吗 吗
呢 呢 呢 呢

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

my

all right

Is it?

How about you?

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

我的

好了

是吗？

你呢？

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 喂
喂 喂 喂
45.

喂？

家
MEANING: hello EXAMPLES:
Wèi?
PINYIN: wèi Hello? (on the phone)

家 家 家
46.

大家

学
MEANING: home EXAMPLES:
dàjiā
PINYIN: jiā everyone

学 学 学
47.

学习

校
MEANING: to learn/study EXAMPLES:
xuéxí
PINYIN: xué to learn, to study

校 校 校
48.

MEANING: school EXAMPLES: 学校

xuéxiào
PINYIN: xiào school
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

喂 喂 喂 喂
家 家 家 家
学 学 学 学
校 校 校 校

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

Hello? (on the phone)

everyone

to learn

school

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

喂？

大家

学习

学校

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 饭
饭 饭 饭
49.

吃饭

店
MEANING: meal, (cooked) rice EXAMPLES:
chīfàn
PINYIN: fàn to eat (a meal)

店 店 店
50.

饭店

商
MEANING: shop, store EXAMPLES:
fàndiàn
PINYIN: diàn restaurant, hotel

商 商 商
51.

商店

医
MEANING: business, commerce EXAMPLES:
shāngdiàn
PINYIN: shāng store

医 医 医
52.

MEANING: medicine, medical EXAMPLES: 医学

yīxué
PINYIN: yī medicine, medical science
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

饭 饭 饭 饭
店 店 店 店
商 商 商 商
医 医 医 医

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

to eat (a meal)

restaurant

store

medicine

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

吃饭

饭店

商店

医学

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 院
院 院 院
53.

医院

火
MEANING: institution, courtyard EXAMPLES:
yīyuàn
PINYIN: yuàn hospital

火 火 火
54.

火车票

车
MEANING: fire EXAMPLES:
huǒ chē piào
PINYIN: huǒ train ticket

车 车 车
55.

火车

站
MEANING: car, vehicle EXAMPLES:
huǒchē
PINYIN: chē train

站 站 站
56.

MEANING: station EXAMPLES: 火车站

huǒchēzhàn
PINYIN: zhàn train station
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

院 院 院 院
火 火 火 火
车 车 车 车
站 站 站 站

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

hospital

train ticket

train

train station

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

医院

火车票

火车

火车站

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 中
中 中 中
57.

中心

国
MEANING: middle EXAMPLES:
zhōngxīn
PINYIN: zhōng center

国 国 国
58.

中国

北
MEANING: country EXAMPLES:
Zhōngguó
PINYIN: guó China

北 北 北
59.

台北

京
MEANING: north EXAMPLES:
Táiběi
PINYIN: běi Taipei

京 京 京
60.

MEANING: capital EXAMPLES: 北京

Běijīng
PINYIN: jīng Beijing
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

中 中 中 中
国 国 国 国
北 北 北 北
京 京 京 京

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

center

China

Taipei

Beijing

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

中心

中国

台北

北京

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 上
上 上 上
61.

上海

下
MEANING: up EXAMPLES:
Shànghǎi
PINYIN: shàng Shanghai

下 下 下
62.

下车

前
MEANING: down EXAMPLES:
xiàchē
PINYIN: xià get off/out of (a vehicle)

前 前 前
63.

日前

面
MEANING: front, forward EXAMPLES:
rìqián
PINYIN: qián a few days ago

面 面 面
64.

MEANING: side, surface EXAMPLES: 前面

qiánmiàn
PINYIN: miàn front
35
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

上 上 上 上
下 下 下 下
前 前 前 前
面 面 面 面

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

Shanghai

get off/out of (a vehicle)

a few days ago

front

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

上海

下车

日前

前面

36
 后
后 后 后
65.

后面

里
MEANING: behind, back EXAMPLES:
hòumiàn
PINYIN: hòu behind

里 里 里
66.

这里

今
MEANING: inside EXAMPLES:
zhèlǐ
PINYIN: lǐ here

今 今 今
67.

今后

天
MEANING: today, present EXAMPLES:
jīnhòu
PINYIN: jīn hereafter, for now on

天 天 天
68.

MEANING: sky, day EXAMPLES: 今天

jīntiān
PINYIN: tiān today
37
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

后 后 后 后
里 里 里 里
今 今 今 今
天 天 天 天

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

behind

here

hereafter

today

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

后面

这里

今后

今天

38
 明
明 明 明
69.

明天

昨
MEANING: bright, next EXAMPLES:
míngtiān
PINYIN: míng tomorrow

昨 昨 昨
70.

昨天

午
MEANING: yesterday EXAMPLES:
zuótiān
PINYIN: zuó yesterday

午 午 午
71.

下午

年
MEANING: noon EXAMPLES:
xiàwǔ
PINYIN: wǔ afternoon

年 年 年
72.

MEANING: year EXAMPLES: 今年

jīnnián
PINYIN: nián this year
39
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

明 明 明 明
昨 昨 昨 昨
午 午 午 午
年 年 年 年

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

tomorrow

yesterday

morning

this year

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

明天

昨天

下午

今年

40
 月
月 月 月
73.

二月

日
MEANING: month EXAMPLES:
èryuè
PINYIN: yuè February

日 日 日
74.

日期

星
MEANING: day EXAMPLES:
rìqī
PINYIN: rì date

星 星 星
75.

明星

期
MEANING: star EXAMPLES:
míngxīng
PINYIN: xīng celebrity, star

期 期 期
76.

MEANING: period of time EXAMPLES: 星期

xīngqī
PINYIN: qī week
41
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

月 月 月 月
日 日 日 日
星 星 星 星
期 期 期 期

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

February

date

celebrity

week

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

二月

日期

明星

星期

42
 点
点 点 点
77.

雨点

钟
MEANING: dot, spot EXAMPLES:
yǔ diǎn
PINYIN: diǎn raindrop

钟 钟 钟
78.

点钟

分
MEANING: clock, o'clock EXAMPLES:
diǎn zhōng
PINYIN: zhōng o'clock

分 分 分
79.

分钟

现
MEANING: to divide EXAMPLES:
fēnzhōng
PINYIN: fēn minute

现 现 现
80.

MEANING: present, to appear EXAMPLES: 现在

xiànzài
PINYIN: xiàn now
43
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

点 点 点 点
钟 钟 钟 钟
分 分 分 分
现 现 现 现

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

raindrop

o'clock

minute

now

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

雨点

点钟

分钟

现在

44
 时
时 时 时
81.

同时

候
MEANING: time, hour EXAMPLES:
tóngshí
PINYIN: shí at the same time

候 候 候
82.

时候

爸
MEANING: to wait EXAMPLES:
shíhou
PINYIN: hòu time

爸 爸 爸
83.

爸爸

妈
MEANING: dad, father EXAMPLES:
bàba
PINYIN: bà father

妈 妈 妈
84.

MEANING: mother, mom EXAMPLES: 妈妈

māma
PINYIN: mā mother
45
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

时 时 时 时
候 候 候 候
爸 爸 爸 爸
妈 妈 妈 妈

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

at the same time

time

father

mother

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

同时

时候

爸爸

妈妈

46
 子
子 子 子
85.

儿子

女
MEANING: son, child EXAMPLES:
érzi
PINYIN: zǐ son

女 女 女
86.

女儿

老
MEANING: female, woman EXAMPLES:
nǚér
PINYIN: nǚ daughter

老 老 老
87.

老人

师
MEANING: old EXAMPLES:
lǎorén
PINYIN: lǎo old people

师 师 师
88.

MEANING: teacher, master EXAMPLES: 老师

lǎoshī
PINYIN: shī teacher
47
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

子 子 子 子
女 女 女 女
老 老 老 老
师 师 师 师

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

son

daughter

old people

teacher

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

儿子

女儿

老人

老师

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 生
生 生 生
89.

学生

同
MEANING: student EXAMPLES:
xuéshēng
PINYIN: shēng student

同 同 同
90.

同学

朋
MEANING: same EXAMPLES:
tóngxué
PINYIN: tóng schoolmate

朋 朋 朋
91.

朋友

友
MEANING: friend EXAMPLES:
péngyou
PINYIN: péng friend

友 友 友
92.

MEANING: friend EXAMPLES: 好友

hǎoyǒu
PINYIN: you good friend
49
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

生 生 生 生
同 同 同 同
朋 朋 朋 朋
友 友 友 友

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

student

schoolmate

friend

good friend

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

学生

同学

朋友

好友

50
 先
先 先 先
93.

先生

小
MEANING: early, prior EXAMPLES:
xiānsheng
PINYIN: xiān sir, husband

小 小 小
94.

小时

姐
MEANING: small EXAMPLES:
xiǎoshí
PINYIN: xiǎo hour

姐 姐 姐
95.

小姐

服
MEANING: older sister EXAMPLES:
xiǎojiě
PINYIN: jiě Miss

服 服 服
96.

MEANING: clothes EXAMPLES: 衣服

yīfu
PINYIN: fu clothes
51
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

先 先 先 先
小 小 小 小
姐 姐 姐 姐
服 服 服 服

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

sir

hour

Miss

clothes

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

先生

小时

小姐

衣服

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 衣
衣 衣 衣
97.

大衣

水
MEANING: clothes EXAMPLES:
dàyī
PINYIN: yī coat

水 水 水
98.

水平

菜
MEANING: water EXAMPLES:
shuǐpíng
PINYIN: shuǐ level, standard

菜 菜 菜
99.

小菜

米
MEANING: vegetable, dish EXAMPLES:
xiǎocài
PINYIN: cài appetizer, small dish

米 米 米
100.

MEANING: rice EXAMPLES: 米饭

mǐfàn
PINYIN: mǐ (cooked) rice
53
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

衣 衣 衣 衣
水 水 水 水
菜 菜 菜 菜
米 米 米 米

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

coat

level

appetizer

(cooked) rice

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

大衣

水平

小菜

米饭

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 果
果 果 果
101.

水果

苹
MEANING: fruit EXAMPLES:
shuǐguǒ
PINYIN: guǒ fruit

苹 苹 苹
102.

苹果

茶
MEANING: apple EXAMPLES:
píngguǒ
PINYIN: píng apple

茶 茶 茶
103.

茶几

杯
MEANING: tea EXAMPLES:
chájǐ
PINYIN: chá coffee table (literally tea table)

杯 杯 杯
104.

MEANING: cup EXAMPLES: 杯子

bēizi
PINYIN: bēi cup
55
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

果 果 果 果
苹 苹 苹 苹
茶 茶 茶 茶
杯 杯 杯 杯

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

fruit

apple

coffee table (literally tea table)

cup

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

水果

苹果

茶几

杯子

56
 钱
钱 钱 钱
105.

有钱

飞
MEANING: money EXAMPLES:
yǒuqián
PINYIN: qián rich

飞 飞 飞
106.

起飞

机
MEANING: to fly EXAMPLES:
qǐfēi
PINYIN: fēi to take off

机 机 机
107.

飞机

出
MEANING: machine EXAMPLES:
fēijī
PINYIN: jī airplane

出 出 出
108.

MEANING: to exit EXAMPLES: 出来

chūlái
PINYIN: chū to appear, to come out
57
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

钱 钱 钱 钱
飞 飞 飞 飞
机 机 机 机
出 出 出 出

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

rich

to take off

airplane

to appear

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

有钱

起飞

飞机

出来

58
 租
租 租 租
109.

出租车

电
MEANING: to rent EXAMPLES:
chūzūchē
PINYIN: zū taxi

电 电 电
110.

电子

视
MEANING: electricity EXAMPLES:
diànzǐ
PINYIN: diàn electronic, electron

视 视 视
111.

电视

脑
MEANING: vision EXAMPLES:
diànshì
PINYIN: diànshì television

脑 脑 脑
112.

MEANING: brain EXAMPLES: 电脑

diànnǎo
PINYIN: nǎo computer
59
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

租 租 租 租
电 电 电 电
视 视 视 视
脑 脑 脑 脑

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

taxi

electronic

television

computer

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

出租车

电子

电视

电脑

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 影
影 影 影
113.

电影

气
MEANING: image, shadow EXAMPLES:
diànyǐng
PINYIN: yǐng movie

气 气 气
114.

天气

猫
MEANING: air EXAMPLES:
tiānqì
PINYIN: qì weather

猫 猫 猫
115.

白猫

狗
MEANING: cat EXAMPLES:
báimāo
PINYIN: māo white cat

狗 狗 狗
116.

MEANING: dog EXAMPLES: 小狗

xiǎogǒu
PINYIN: gǒu puppy
61
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

影 影 影 影
气 气 气 气
猫 猫 猫 猫
狗 狗 狗 狗

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

movie

weather

white cat

puppy

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

电影

天气

白猫

小狗

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 东
东 东 东
117.

东北

西
MEANING: east EXAMPLES:
dōngběi
PINYIN: dōng northeast

西 西 西
118.

东西

人
MEANING: west EXAMPLES:
dōngxi
PINYIN: xī thing

人 人 人
119.

本人

字
MEANING: person EXAMPLES:
běnrén
PINYIN: rén the person himself, myself

字 字 字
120.

MEANING: word EXAMPLES: 汉字

Hànzì
PINYIN: zì Chinese characters
63
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

东 东 东 东
西 西 西 西
人 人 人 人
字 字 字 字

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

northeast

thing

the person himself

Chinese characters

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

东北

东西

本人

汉字

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 名
名 名 名
121.

名字

书
MEANING: name EXAMPLES:
míngzi
PINYIN: míng name

书 书 书
122.

书面

汉
MEANING: book EXAMPLES:
shūmiàn
PINYIN: shū in writing, written

汉 汉 汉
123.

汉语

语
MEANING: Han (ethnic group) EXAMPLES:
Hànyǔ
PINYIN: hàn Chinese language

语 语 语
124.

MEANING: language EXAMPLES: 语言

yǔyán
PINYIN: yǔ language
65
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

名 名 名 名
书 书 书 书
汉 汉 汉 汉
语 语 语 语

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

name

in writing

Chinese language

language

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

名字

书面

汉语

语言

66
 桌
桌 桌 桌
125.

桌子

椅
MEANING: table EXAMPLES:
zhuōzi
PINYIN: zhuōzi desk

椅 椅 椅
126.

椅子

谢
MEANING: chair EXAMPLES:
yǐzi
PINYIN: yǐ chair

谢 谢 谢
127.

谢谢

客
MEANING: to thank EXAMPLES:
xièxie
PINYIN: xiè thanks

客 客 客
128.

MEANING: customer, guest EXAMPLES: 不客气

bú kèqì
PINYIN: kè you are welcome
67
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

桌 桌 桌 桌
椅 椅 椅 椅
谢 谢 谢 谢
客 客 客 客

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

desk

chair

thanks

you are welcome

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

桌子

椅子

谢谢

不客气

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 见
见 见 见
129.

见面

再
MEANING: to see EXAMPLES:
jiànmiàn
PINYIN: jiàn to meet (in person)

再 再 再
130.

再见

请
MEANING: again EXAMPLES:
zàijiàn
PINYIN: zài good-bye

请 请 请
131.

请问

对
MEANING: please EXAMPLES:
qǐngwèn
PINYIN: qǐng Can I ask?

对 对 对
132.

MEANING: correct, toward EXAMPLES: 面对

miànduì
PINYIN: duì to confront, to face
69
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

见 见 见 见
再 再 再 再
请 请 请 请
对 对 对 对

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

to meet (in person)

good-bye

Can I ask?

to confront

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

见面

再见

请问

面对

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 起
起 起 起
133.

对不起

关
MEANING: to rise, to raise EXAMPLES:
duìbùqǐ
PINYIN: qǐ sorry

关 关 关
134.

有关

系
MEANING: to close, to turn off EXAMPLES:
yǒuguān
PINYIN: guān related

系 系 系
135.

没关系

是
MEANING: system EXAMPLES:
méi guānxì
PINYIN: xì to not matter

是 是 是
136.

MEANING: to be (am, is, are) EXAMPLES: 不是

búshì
PINYIN: shì no, is not
71
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

起 起 起 起
关 关 关 关
系 系 系 系
是 是 是 是

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

sorry

related

to not matter

no

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

对不起

有关

没关系

不是

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 有
有 有 有
137.

没有

看
MEANING: to have, to exist EXAMPLES:
méiyǒu
PINYIN: yǒu to not have

看 看 看
138.

看书

听
MEANING: to look, to see EXAMPLES:
kànshū
PINYIN: kàn to read

听 听 听
139.

听说

说
MEANING: to listen, to hear EXAMPLES:
tīngshuō
PINYIN: tīng to hear, hearsay

说 说 说
140.

MEANING: to say, to speak EXAMPLES: 说话

shuōhuà
PINYIN: shuō to talk
73
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

有 有 有 有
看 看 看 看
听 听 听 听
说 说 说 说

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

to not have

to read

to hear

to talk

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

没有

看书

听说

说话

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 话
话 话 话
141.

听话

读
MEANING: speech, dialect EXAMPLES:
tīnghuà
PINYIN: huà obedient

读 读 读
142.

读书

写
MEANING: to read EXAMPLES:
dúshū
PINYIN: dú to read a book, to study

写 写 写
143.

写字

叫
MEANING: to write EXAMPLES:
xiězì
PINYIN: xiě to write, to practice writing

叫 叫 叫
144.

MEANING: to call, to order EXAMPLES: 叫好

jiàohǎo
PINYIN: jiào to cheer, to applaud
75
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

话 话 话 话
读 读 读 读
写 写 写 写
叫 叫 叫 叫

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

obedient

to read a book

to write

to cheer

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

听话

读书

写字

叫好

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 来
来 来 来
145.

过来

回
MEANING: to come EXAMPLES:
guòlai
PINYIN: lái to come here, to come over

回 回 回
146.

回家

去
MEANING: to return EXAMPLES:
huíjiā
PINYIN: huí to return home

去 去 去
147.

下去

吃
MEANING: to go EXAMPLES:
xiàqù
PINYIN: qù to go down

吃 吃 吃
148.

MEANING: to eat EXAMPLES: 好吃

hǎochī
PINYIN: chī tasty
77
1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

来 来 来 来
回 回 回 回
去 去 去 去
吃 吃 吃 吃

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

to come here

to return home

to go down

tasty

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

过来

回家

下去

好吃

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 喝
喝 喝 喝
149.

喝茶

睡
MEANING: to drink EXAMPLES:
hēchá
PINYIN: hē to drink tea

睡 睡 睡
150.

睡觉

觉
MEANING: to sleep EXAMPLES:
shuìjiào
PINYIN: shuì to sleep

觉 觉 觉
151.

午觉

打
MEANING: sleep EXAMPLES:
wǔjiào
PINYIN: jiào afternoon nap, siesta

打 打 打
152.

MEANING: to hit EXAMPLES: 打电话

dǎ diànhuà
PINYIN: dǎ to call up
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

喝 喝 喝 喝
睡 睡 睡 睡
觉 觉 觉 觉
打 打 打 打

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

to drink tea

to sleep

afternoon nap

to call up

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

喝茶

睡觉

午觉

打电话

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 做
做 做 做
153.

做饭

买
MEANING: to do, to make EXAMPLES:
zuòfàn
PINYIN: zuò to make a meal, to cook

买 买 买
154.

买票

开
MEANING: to buy EXAMPLES:
mǎi piào
PINYIN: mǎi to buy ticket(s)

开 开 开
155.

打开

坐
MEANING: to open, to start EXAMPLES:
dǎkāi
PINYIN: kāi to open, to turn on

坐 坐 坐
156.

MEANING: to sit, to ride EXAMPLES: 请坐

qǐngzuò
PINYIN: zuò please have a seat
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

做 做 做 做
买 买 买 买
开 开 开 开
坐 坐 坐 坐

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

to make a meal

to buy ticket(s)

to open

please have a seat

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

做饭

买票

打开

请坐

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 住
住 住 住
157.

住在

习
MEANING: to live, to stay EXAMPLES:
zhù zài
PINYIN: zhù to live in

习 习 习
158.

学习

工
MEANING: to practice EXAMPLES:
xuéxí
PINYIN: xí to study, to learn

工 工 工
159.

人工

作
MEANING: work EXAMPLES:
réngōng
PINYIN: gōng artificial

作 作 作
160.

MEANING: to do EXAMPLES: 工作
gōngzuò
PINYIN: zuò to work
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

住 住 住 住
习 习 习 习
工 工 工 工
作 作 作 作

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

to live in

to study

artificial

to work

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

住在

学习

人工

工作

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 雨
雨 雨 雨
161.

下雨

爱
MEANING: rain EXAMPLES:
xiàyǔ
PINYIN: yǔ to rain

爱 爱 爱
162.

爱上

喜
MEANING: love, to love EXAMPLES:
ài shàng
PINYIN: ài to fall in love with

喜 喜 喜
163.

恭喜

欢
MEANING: joy, to like EXAMPLES:
gōngxǐ
PINYIN: xǐ congratulations

欢 欢 欢
164.

MEANING: joyous EXAMPLES: 喜欢

xǐhuān
PINYIN: huān love, like
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

雨 雨 雨 雨
爱 爱 爱 爱
喜 喜 喜 喜
欢 欢 欢 欢

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

to rain

to fall in love with

congratulations

love

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

下雨

爱上

恭喜

喜欢

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 想
想 想 想
165.

想法

认
MEANING: to think, to want EXAMPLES:
xiǎngfǎ
PINYIN: xiǎng thought, opinion

认 认 认
166.

认为

识
MEANING: to recognize, to know EXAMPLES:
rènwéi
PINYIN: rèn to consider

识 识 识
167.

认识

会
MEANING: knowledge EXAMPLES:
rènshi
PINYIN: shi to know

会 会 会
168.

MEANING: can EXAMPLES: 机会

jīhuì
PINYIN: huì opportunity
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

想 想 想 想
认 认 认 认
识 识 识 识
会 会 会 会

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

thought

to consider

to know

opportunity

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

想法

认为

认识

机会

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 能
能 能 能
169.

可能

好
MEANING: be able to EXAMPLES:
kěnéng
PINYIN: néng maybe, might

好 好 好
170.

你好

大
MEANING: good EXAMPLES:
nǐhǎo
PINYIN: hǎo hello

大 大 大
171.

大小

冷
MEANING: big EXAMPLES:
dàxiǎo
PINYIN: dà size

冷 冷 冷
172.

MEANING: cold EXAMPLES: 冷气

lěngqì
PINYIN: lěng air conditioning
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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

能 能 能 能
好 好 好 好
大 大 大 大
冷 冷 冷 冷

2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

maybe

hello

size

air conditioning

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

可能

你好

大小

冷气

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 热
热 热 热
173.

热点

高
MEANING: hot EXAMPLES:
rèdiǎn
PINYIN: rè hot spot

高 高 高
174.

高中

兴
MEANING: high, tall EXAMPLES:
gāozhōng
PINYIN: gāo high school

兴 兴 兴
175.

高兴

漂
MEANING: to flourish EXAMPLES:
gāoxìng
PINYIN: xìng happy

漂 漂 漂
176.

MEANING: elegant, pretty EXAMPLES: 漂白

piǎobái
PINYIN: piào to bleach, to whiten
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 亮
亮 亮 亮
177.

MEANING: bright EXAMPLES: 漂亮

piàoliàng
PINYIN: liàng pretty

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1. Practice writing the following Hanzi

热 热 热 热
高 高 高 高
兴 兴 兴 兴
漂 漂 漂 漂
亮 亮 亮 亮
2. Write the Hanzi and Pinyin related to the Meanings given

Translation Hanzi Pinyin

hot spot

high school

happy

to bleach

pretty

3. Write the Pinyin and translations related to the Hanzi given

Hanzi Pinyin Translation

热点

高中

高兴

漂白

漂亮

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