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第一章
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di4 yi1 zhang1
First Chapter 第 : (ordinal, -st, -nd, -rd) 一 : one 章 : chapter, section |
第 : bamboo strips (竹) arranged in order (弟-phonetic)
章 : sound (音) completed (十) |
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貓頭鷹
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mao1 tou2 ying1
owl 貓 : cat 頭 : head 鷹 : eagle/falcon (cat-headed eagle) |
貓 - clawed beast (豸) that makes sound like miao (苗-phonetic)
頭 - bean-shaped (豆-phonetic) face (頁) 鷹 - bird (鳥) with wild goose (雁-phonetic) |
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信
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xin4
letter |
person's (人) word (言)
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在很多方面
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zai4 hen3 duo1 fang1 mian4
in many regards 在 : at/in/on 很 : very 多 : much/more/over 方 : region/area 面 : face/surface/side |
多 : many moons (夕)
面 : face (首) encircled for emphasis (囗) |
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非常
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fei1 chang2
unusual, extraordinary 非 : oppose/not/negative 常 : common/normal/frequent/regular |
非 : two things opposing each other
常 : cloth (巾) upheld (尚-phonetical) |
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尋常
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xun2 chang2
common, ordinary 尋 : seek 常 : common/regular |
尋 : hand (又) and mouth (口) working (工) + 寸-phonetic)
常 : cloth (巾) upheld (尚-phonetic) |
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男孩
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nan2 hai2
boy 男 : male 孩 : child |
男 : field (田) and strength (力)
孩 : child (子) + phonetical (亥) |
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其中
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qi2 zhong1
among 其 : its/hers/theirs/that 中 : middle |
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最
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zui4
the most, -est/steal |
top (曰) take (取)
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討厭
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tao3 yan4
to hate (doing sth) 討 : ask/beg/demand/discuss 厭 : dislike/detest/reject |
討 : speak (言) about laws (寸)
厭 : pile on stones/cliff (厂) until full |
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放
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fang4
To release/to free/to let go |
send to a place (方-phonetic) with strikes (攴)
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暑假
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shu3 jia4
summer vacation 暑 : hot weather 假 : deception/vacation |
暑 : sun (日) + 者-phonetic
假 : person (人) with borrowed skin (二 + 皮) |
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還
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hai2
also/as well/and |
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喜歡
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xi3 huan.
to like/to enjoy/to love 喜 : happy 歡 : happy |
喜 : mouth (口) and drum (屮+豆)
歡 : bird (隹) exhaling (欠) |
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功課
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gong1 ke4
homework 功 : achievement/good result 課 : class/course |
功 : work (工-phonetic) and strength (力)
課 : words (言) producing fruit (果) |
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做
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zuo4
to do/to make |
做 : person (人) and reason (故)
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但
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dan4
but/however |
但 : person (人) at dawn (旦-phonetic)
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不得不
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bu4 de2 bu4
have no choice but to 不 : not 得 : obtain/get/acquire |
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秘密
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mi4 mi4
secret 秘 : mysterious 密 : intimate |
秘 : originally show, manifest (示) and must (必-phonetic)
密 : silent (宓-phonetic) over mountains (山) |
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進行
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jin4 xing2
underway/in progress/to conduct 進 : advance/make progress/enter 行 : go/walk/travel |
進 : bird (隹) plus movement
行 : left step (彳) right step (亍) |
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通常
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tong1 chang2
normally 通 : move unobstructed 常 : regular/common |
通 : path (甬) and movement strokes
常 : cloth (巾) upheld (尚-phonetical) |
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只能
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zhi3 neng2
obliged to 只 : only 能 : be able/ability |
只 : mouth (口) exhaling
能 : body (肉) and claws (匕) + 厶 |
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深夜
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shen1 ye4
late at night 深 : deep/profound/very 夜 : night/dark |
深 : stems from water (水)
夜 : stems from moon (夕) |
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巫士
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wu1 shi4
wizard 巫 : wizard/sorcerer/witch 士 : scholar/gentleman |
巫 : work (工) of two people (人)
士 : to know from one (一) to ten (十-phonetic) |
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差不多
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cha4 bu. duo1
nearly/almost 差 : differ 不 : not 多 : many |
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