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Contents

HowtoUsetheTuttleChineseforKidsFlashCardsIntroductionHow&WhyTheseWordsWorkTipsforTeachingandLearningUsingTheseCardsSomeBasicsabouttheLanguage

MandarinChinese,andOtherChineseDialectsTonesFormingYourFirstSentencesinChineseSomeBasicsabouttheWrittenLanguageHowtoWriteinChineseTraditional Characters & Simplified Characters: What’s theDifference?

BonusWordsChineseSongsRadicalIndex(SimplifiedCharacters)RadicalIndex(TraditionalCharacters)

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HowtoUsetheTuttleChineseforKidsFlashCards

IntroductionWelcometotheworldoflearningChinese.WehopethatthelanguagepresentedinthissetofflashcardswillhelpyoubeginspeakingandreadingChinesewithyourchild.

WhetheryouareanativeChinesespeakerorjustbeginningtolearnChinese,you can teach the language to your child in a natural, simple way—byintegrating the language intoyourdaily speech.Allparents teach their child afirst language simply by talking with them on a day-to-day basis andcommentingonalltheactivitiesthataregoingon.Forinstance,whenchoosingclothesforyourchildtowear,yousay,“Whichshirtshouldweweartoday?Theyellowoneorthegreenone?”Orwhengoingoutside,yousay,“Ohlook,it’sasunnyday today.” In the sameway,youcan teachyourchildanew language.The bestway to learn a foreign language is by jumping in and speaking it asmuchaspossible,andtheseflashcardswillhelpyoubegintodothat.

This set of flash cards is useful even for children as young as 18months.

Studies on foreign language acquisition show that there is a window ofopportunityfrombirthtoaboutage7thatistheidealtimeforachildtolearnaforeignlanguage.Youngerlearnersabsorbthesound,intonation,andstructureofasecondlanguageintuitively,justastheydotheirnativelanguage,andtheycanreproducethesecondlanguagewithoutaforeignaccent.Theyoungerachildis,thebetterhisorherabilitytoabsorbandmimicaforeignlanguage,sostartearly,andhavefun!

How&WhyTheseWordsWorkTheTuttleChinese forKidsapproachisalanguagelearningprogram,ratherthanjustapackageofwordsonflashcards.The128words,divided into twosets—includingMOREChinesefor Kids—have been carefully chosen based on these criteria:

•Thewordsaresomeofthemostcommonlyusedwordsandphrasesindailyspeech, and are easy to incorporate into your family’s daily routine: forexample,洗手xǐshǒu“washhands”and吃饭/吃飯chī fàn“eatdinner.”Ifyoucanbegin to say these simplewordsandcommandsaspartofyourdailyconversation,childrenwilleasilypickthemup.

•Thewordsaregroupedintocolor-codedcategoriesbasedon16themesthatare familiar to children: colors, numbers, parts of the body, food,transportation,andsoon.

•ThewordsrepresentarangeofsoundsinMandarinChinese.

•Incontrasttosetsofflashcardsthatteachonlyobjects,TuttleChineseforKidspresents a range of grammatical functions (adjectives, nouns, verbs,pronouns,etc.) soyoucanbegin tocombine thewords tocreateyourownsimple sentences. The words and sample sentences here represent a corevocabularythatwillallowyoutocreateasurprisingnumberofsentences.

•Seepage12foraspecialbonussectionofthemostbasicgreetings,courtesies

such as “please” and “thank you,” and essential pronouns like “you” and“me.”These extrawordswill help you and your child to use your newly-learnedChineseinevenmoreeverydaysituations.

• Somesongsandactivity ideasare included, tomakethe language learningprocessplayfulandfun.

• While the focus ofTuttle Chinese for Kids Flash Cards is mainly onspokenChinese, to encourage children to recognizeChinese characters theset includesmany characters that have a visual likeness to the things theyrepresent,suchas山shān“mountain”,and水shuǐ“water.”

TipsforTeachingandLearningUsingTuttleChineseforKidsFlashCardsUse the cards inanyorder.Theorder inwhichyoupickup the cards is notimportant, but the frequencywithwhich you practice is important. Pick cardsbasedonwhatinterestsyouandyourchildoryourclassroomfromdaytoday.Itmaybeadifferentgroupeveryday,oritmaybethesamegroupforseveraldaysinarow.

Focusonpersonalinteraction.Don’tjustplayanaudioCD,orputyourchildinfrontofaDVD,andexpectyourchildtoabsorbthelanguage.Instead,initiateconversationswithyourchildusingthewords,phrases,andsentencesprovidedhere. As you learn and teach new words, incorporate them into your dailyconversation.Forexample,askyourchildtobringyouanapple,butsay“apple”in Chinese. When you’re taking letters out of the mailbox, count them inChinese.Whenyourchildgivesyousomething,say“thankyou”inChinese.

Startsmall.Youdon’tneedtostartspeakingfullsentences;youcanstartwithagreeting,ashortcommand,orjustaword.

Beconsistent.Forexample,every timeyouaskyourchild towashhands,saythewords“洗手”soheorshebeginstoassociatethesoundofthewordswiththeactivity.

Make it fun. Do guessing games, word scrambles, matching games withcharactersandpictures,treasurehunts,andwhateverelsegetsyourkidsexcitedabout learning.Forexample, to teachcolors, throwcoloredpiecesofpaperonthe floor, call out a color in Chinese and ask children to race to pick out the

correctpieceofpaper.Youngerchildrenwilllovetoplayhide-and-seekandwillpickupquicklyoncountingoutthe“1…2…3…,HereIcome!”inChinese.Addanelementofchallenge,fun,andadventuretoeverythingyoudo.

Sing a song.There’s nothing like putting words to music when you want toremember the words! The audio includes some of the most popular songssungbyChinesechildren.Asmuchaspossible,we’vechosensongsthatcontainsomeofthewordsincludedintheflashcards.Playthesongsathomeorinyourcar (and sing along) andyou’ll findyour child singing them inno time.Soonhe’ll start tomakea connectionbetween thewords in the songand thewordshe’slearningwiththeflashcards.

Followyourchild’slead.Focusontheactivitiesthatinterestyourchild.Don’tfeelobligatedtousethesecardslikeatraditionalsetofflashcards,drillingyourchildoneachword.But ifyourchildhappens to lovebeingquizzedand takesprideinbeingabletoanswerinChinesetothequestion“What’sthis?”thenbyallmeans,askher!

Usethelanguagenaturally.Don’tfeelcompelledtotranslateeverything;ifyouareusingthelanguageincontext,childrenwillpickuponwhatyouaresaying.

Speak as frequently as possible. To help you remember the words you arelearningandtospeakthemthroughouttheday,putsignsnexttofamiliarobjects,indicatingtheChinesecharacterandpronunciation.Ormakeapersonal“photoalbum”bycuttingoutpicturesof familiarobjects, putting them in abinderorphoto album, and labeling themwithChinese characters, pinyin, andEnglish.Treatitlikeabookthatyoureadwithyourchild.

Don’tworryaboutyourownpronunciation.Themostimportantthingisthatyouspeakthelanguagewithoutinhibitionandthatyouengagewithyourchild;ifchildrenarealsohearingthewordsonanaudio ,orspokenbyothernativespeakers, they will hear the correct sounds and pronounce them accurately.Children benefit from being able to distinguish between sounds in a foreignlanguageandreproducethemnaturally,likeanativespeakerdoes.Evenifyourpronunciationisn’tperfect,yourchildwillgetit.

UsethelanguageinfrontofChinesespeakers.Whatisthepointoflearningalanguageifnottocommunicatewithspeakersofthatlanguage?Don’tbeafraidto try saying a fewwordswithChinese speakers.Chances are you’ll improveyour own skills together, and learn something about Chinese customs andculture,too.

SomeBasicsabouttheLanguage

Mandarin Chinese, and Other Chinese Dialects This set of flash cardscontainspinyinromanization,whichisasystemthatusestheWesternalphabettoindicatehowtopronounceChinesecharacters.ForpeoplewhoareusedtotheWestern alphabet, it can help make learning how to pronounce Chinesecharactersabiteasier.

Thepinyin in these flashcardscorresponds toMandarinChinese,which isthedialectofChinesespokeninnorthernChinaandtheofficiallanguageofthePeople’s Republic of China and Taiwan. The speakers whose voices youwillhearontheaudio areallnativeMandarinChinesespeakers.Therearemany

other dialects spoken throughout China and abroad; Cantonese is one of thedialects commonly heard in overseas Chinese communities, and it is quitedifferentfromMandarininitspronunciation.

TonesAll syllables inMandarinChineseare spokenwithaparticular tone.Since thenumbers1through10containsyllablesspokenwithallfourtones,let’susethe

numberstounderstandtones:

Afirsttoneisindicatedbyastraightlineoveravowel,asinyī(一,thenumber1),sān(三, thenumber3),qī (七, thenumber7),orbā (八, thenumber8). Ithasahappy,peacefulsound,likeahighmusicalnotepronouncedwithanevenpitch.

Asecondtoneisindicatedbyalineoveravowelthatslantsupwardstowardthesky,as inshí (十, the number10). It has a quizzical sound, aswhen a personasksaquestioninEnglishandhervoicerisesslightly:“Really?”

A thirdtone is indicatedbya falling, then rising line,and it looks likea“v”.Numberspronouncedwithathirdtoneare:jiǔ(九, thenumber9)andwǔ (五,the number 5). It has a slow, languid sound as the pitch first falls, then rises

slightly,aswhenpeoplesometimessay“mm-hmm”inEnglish.

A fourthtone is indicated by a line that slants downward toward the ground.Numberspronouncedwith a fourth toneareèr (二, the number 2),sì (四, thenumber4),andliù(六,thenumber6).Thistonehasanemphatic,commandingsound.

A neutral tone is spoken quickly and lightly. An example of a syllablepronounced with a neutral tone is the second “ba” in the word bàba (爸爸,father).

Tone is essential toaword’smeaning,because therearemanysyllables inChinesethataredifferentiatedonlybytone.Familiarizeyourselfwiththetones,listencarefullytothe“Numbers”groupofcardstohearthefourtones,andtrytopronounceeachwordinitsappropriatetone.

In the spoken language, the tonesofa smallnumberofwords—suchas yī(一, the number 1) andbù (不, no)—can change when these words occur incombinationwithcertainothertones.Forexample,afourth-tonebù isactuallypronouncedasasecondtonewhenitprecedesanotherfourth-toneword.Intheseflashcards,wefollowstandardstyleanddonotalter the tonemarks to reflectthetonechangesinspeech.Youmaynoticesomedifferencesasyoulistentotheaudio andcomparethepronunciationofthesewordswiththeirformalpinyinspellings.Fornow,don’tworryaboutthese“exceptions”totherule—justlistento the audio and try to mimic the speaker’s pronunciation as closely aspossible.Asyoulistenandlearn,youwillgraduallybeablesaythecorrecttonesnaturally.

Forming Your First Sentences in Chinese The basic structure of the mostcommontypeofChinesesentenceissimilartoEnglish:Subject–Verb–Object.

Chineseverbsarenotconjugatedfortense,sothesamewordchī(吃)isusedtosay“Ieat,”“Iate,”“Ihaveeaten,”“Iwilleat,”etc.Thismakes it surprisinglyeasytoputtogetherabasicsentenceinChinese;youcancombineapronounlikewǒ(我,me)ornǐ(你,you)withanactionverblikechī(吃,toeat),addonthenameofafood,suchaspíngguǒ(苹果/蘋果,apple),andyouhaveasentence:“Iameatinganapple.”Replace the“apple”withanothernameofa food,andyouhaveanothersentence.

AnotherfunandsurprisingthingaboutChineseisthatadjectivescanbeusedasverbsinasentence,soyoucancombineapronounlikenǐ(你,you)withanadjective like piàoliang (漂亮, pretty), and you have another sophisticatedsentence: “You are pretty.” You can go far in communicating with nativespeakerswithjustahandfulofsimplephrasesandsentencesinyourrepertoire!Thissetof flashcardsprovidesyouwith the tools tomakemanymoresimplesentencesinChinesethanyoumighthaveeverthoughtpossibleasabeginninglearner.

SomeBasicsabouttheWrittenLanguageWhilethefocusinthissetofcardsisonlearninghowtosayandunderstandsomebasicChinesewordsandphrases,TuttleChineseforKidsFlashCardsinclude thewrittencharactersandsomebasicinformationabouteachcharacterforthosewhoareinterestedinlearningtoreadandwritecharacters.

The cards show the radicals because they are often called the “buildingblocks”ofChinesecharactersandbecauseknowinghowtoidentifyacharacter’sradicalisanimportantpartoflearningChinese.

Many Chinese characters are compound characters, which are formed bycombining a phonetic component that gives a clue about a character’spronunciation,andaconceptualcomponent thatgivesaclueabout thegeneralconceptualcategorythecharacterrepresents.Theseconceptualcomponentsareradicals.

There are about 200 radicals in Chinese, but only about 30 to 40 arecommonly used. Radicals have three useful functions for people who arelearningChinese:1. They give some idea about the meaning of a Chinesecharacter. For example, many characters related to water contain the “water”radicalastheconceptualcomponent.Intheseflashcards,you’llseethat“water”istheradicalformanywordshavingtodowithliquids:汁(juice),洗(wash),游泳(swim),汽(air—originally“steam”).

2.DictionariesoftheChineselanguageareorganizedbasedonradicals.

3.Knowingradicalshelpsyouguessthemeaningofcharactersyoudon’tknow,iftheycontainaradicalyoudoknow.

YoucanlookattheRadicalIndexonpage24tounderstandwhichradicalstheflashcardwordsshareincommon.

How to Write in ChineseWriting the Chinese language is something thatchildrenmaywanttoexploreafterthey’velearnedsomespokenChinese.Theseflashcardsdon’tattempttoteachhandwritingindepth,buttheydodemonstratethestrokeorderforeachword,andsoofferagreatbaseforfurtherlearning.

Anotherreasonthatthecardsincludestrokeorder?Becauserecognizinghowmanystrokesare inacharacter is thefirststep in learning towriteacharacterproperly—aswellastolookingitupinadictionary.

Kids may be interested in knowing a few basic rules for writing Chinese

characters:1.Leftbeforeright,2.topbeforebottom,3. horizontal strokes before vertical strokes, 4. outside strokes before inside

strokes,5.bottomlast.

Childrenwhoare interested in learningChinesehandwritingorcalligraphycan enroll in aChinesewritingor calligraphy class;many communities in theU.S. have volunteer-run weekend schools that offer classes on writing andcalligraphy.

TraditionalCharacters&SimplifiedCharacters:What’stheDifference?As more and more characters were added to the Chinese language over thecenturies,someof themgotcomplicated: they tookmanystrokes towrite,andalsoweresometimesdifficulttoread.Peoplesometimesdevelopedshortcutstosimplifythingswhentheyhadtowritecertaincharacters.

In themiddleof the twentieth century, theChinesegovernmentdecided tocreate a standardized, simplified set of characters;many of themore complextraditionalcharactersweregivensimplifiedforms,andsotheybecameeasiertolearnandtowrite.

Today thesimplifiedcharactersareusedalmostexclusively in thePeople’sRepublic of China, in Singapore, and in Malaysia. The traditional characterscontinuetobeusedinTaiwan,inHongKong,inMacau,andinmanyChinesecommunitiesaroundtheworld.

BonusWordsTodownload,pleaseclickHERE.

Usethesewords,greetings,andphraseswithyournewChinesevocabulary.

SimplifiedCharacters TraditionalCharacters Pinyin&EnglishTranslation

你好 你好 nǐhǎohello

再见 再見 zàijiàngoodbye

谢谢 謝謝 xièxièthankyou

不谢 不謝 búxièyou’rewelcome

我 我 wǒI,me

你 你 nǐyou

他 他 tāhe

她 她 tāshe

这 這 zhèthis

那 那 nàthat

谁 誰 shéiwho

什么 什麼 shénmewhat

ChineseSongsCHINESEFORKIDS

TwoTigersThis is averypopular children’s song inChina, sung to the tuneof “AreYouSleeping?”Therearemanyvariations,andthisversionisoneofthemostwell-known.To teachmorebodyparts, you can replace “eyes”or “tail”withotherbodyparts,orchallengechildrentocomeupwiththeirownvariations.

两 只 老 虎，

兩 只 老 虎，liǎng zhī lǎo hǔTwotigers,

两 只 老 虎，

兩 只 老 虎，liǎng zhī lǎo hǔTwotigers,

跑 得 快，

跑 得 快，pǎo de kuàiRunningfast,

跑 得 快，

跑 得 快，pǎo de kuài

Runningfast,

一 只 没 有 眼 睛，

一 只 沒 有 眼 睛，yī zhī méi yǒu yǎn jīngOnehasgotnoeyes,

一 只 没 有 尾 巴，

一 只 沒 有 尾 巴，yī zhī méi yǒu wěi bāAndonehasgotnotail,

真 奇 怪! 真 奇 怪!

真 奇 怪！ 真 奇 怪！zhēn qí guài zhēn qí guàiVerystrange!Verystrange!

CHINESEFORKIDS

FindaFriendThissongcanbesungwhilechildrenwalkaroundintwocircles,wheretheinnercirclewalks in one direction and the outer circlewalks in the other direction.Whenthesongstops,thechildrenstopwalking,andeachchildshakesthehandofthepersonheorsheisstandingnextto.Thissongiswonderfulforteachingthewordfor“friend.”

找 呀 找 呀， 找 朋 友，

找 呀 找 呀， 找 朋 友，zhǎo yā zhǎo yā zhǎo péng yǒuLookaround,lookaround,

找 到 一 个 好 朋 友，

找 到 一 個 好 朋 友，zhǎo dào yī gè hǎo péng yǒuLookaroundandfindagoodfriend,

敬 个 礼， 握 握 手，

敬 個 禮， 握 握 手，jìng gè lǐ wò wò shǒuGiveasaluteandshakehands,

你 是 我 的 好 朋 友。

你 是 我 的 好 朋 友。nǐ shì wǒ de hǎo péng yǒuYouaremygoodfriend.

再 见!

再 見！zài jiànGoodbye!

CHINESEFORKIDS

HappyNewYearAneasy-to-learn,easy-to-singholidayrhyme.

新 年 好 啊，

新 年 好 啊，xīn nián hǎo aHappyNewYear,

新 年 好 啊，

新 年 好 啊，xīn nián hǎo aHappyNewYear,

祝 贺 大 家 新 年 好，

祝 賀 大 家 新 年 好，zhù hè dà jiā xīn nián hǎoHappyNewYeartoyouall,

我 们 唱 歌，

我 們 唱 歌，wǒ men chàng gēWearesinging,

我 们 跳 舞，

我 們 跳 舞，wǒ men tiào wǔWearedancing,

祝 贺 大 家 新 年 好。

祝 福 大 家 新 年 好。zhù hè dà jiā xīn nián hǎoHappyNewYeartoyouall.

CHINESEFORKIDS

PulltheCarrot

“Aiyo”isasoundyoumakewhenexertingstrengthtodosomething—similartothe“grrrr”or“arrrhhh”yousaywhenplaying tug-of-war.Asmanyanimalsasyoucanthinkof,orpeople’snames,canbecalledtoformatug-of-wartopullupthegiantcarrot.

拔 萝 卜 拔 萝 卜。

拔 蘿 卜 拔 蘿 卜。bá luó bo bá luó boPullthecarrot,pullthecarrot,

哎 哟 哎 哟 拔 萝 卜，

哎 喲 哎 喲 拔 蘿 卜，āi yō āi yō bá luó boAiyo,aiyo,pullthecarrot,

哎 哟 哎 哟 拔 不 动。

哎 喲 哎 喲 拔 不 動。āi yō āi yō bá bù dòngAiyo,aiyo,Ican’tpullitup.

小 花 狗，

小 花 狗，xiǎo huā gǒuLittledog,

小 花 猫，

小 花 貓，xiǎo huā māoLittlecat,

快 来 帮 我 们 拔 萝 卜。

快 來 幫 我 們 拔 蘿 卜。kuài lái bāng wǒ men bá luó boHurry,comeandhelpuspullupthecarrot.

来 了, 来 了。

來 了， 來 了。lái le lái leWe’recoming,we’recoming.

BOTHSETS

HappyBirthday

祝 你 生 日 快 乐，

祝 你 生 日 快 樂，zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lèHappybirthdaytoyou,

祝 你 生 日 快 乐，

祝 你 生 日 快 樂，zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lèHappybirthdaytoyou,

祝 你 生 日 快 乐，

祝 你 生 日 快 樂，zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lèHappybirthdaytoyou,

祝 你 生 日 快 乐。

祝 你 生 日 快 樂。zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lèHappybirthdaytoyou.

CHINESEFORKIDS

TheLittleMouse“Gu lu gu lu” is an onomatopoeic phrase indicating the sound of somethingrollingortumblingdown.Childrenhaveextrafunbyyellingout“gulugulu”duringthatpartofthesong.

小 老 鼠

小 老 鼠xiǎo lǎo shǔAlittlemouse

上 灯 台，

上 燈 臺，shàng dēng táiClimbedupthelampstand,

偷 油 吃

偷 油 吃tōu yóu chīTostealsomeoiltoeat

下 不 来。

下 不 來。xià bù láiButhecouldn’tgetdownagain.

叫 妈 妈 呀,

叫 媽 媽 呀，jiào mā ma yaHecalledhismomforhelp,

妈 妈 不 在,

媽 媽 不 在，mā ma bù zàiHismomwasnotthere,

咕 噜 咕 噜 滚 下 来,

咕 嚕 咕 嚕 滾 下 來，gū lū gū lū gǔn xià láiSothemousewenttumblingdowntotheground,

哟 哟, 咕 噜 咕 噜 滚 下 来。

喲 喲， 咕 嚕 咕 嚕 滾 下 來。yō yō gū lū gū lū gǔn xià láiThemousewenttumblingdowntotheground.

MORECHINESE

1,2,3,4,5Thisisacountingsongandperfectforpracticingnumbers.Pretendyou’regoingonanexpeditionlookingfortigers.

一 二 三 四 五，

一 二 三 四 五，yī èr sān sì wǔ1,2,3,4,5,

上 山 找 老 虎，

上 山 找 老 虎，shàng shān zhǎo lǎo hǔWeclimbthemountainlookingfortigers.

老 虎 没 找 到，

老 虎 沒 找 到，

lǎo hǔ méi zhǎo dàoWecan’tfindanytigers,

找 到 小 松 鼠。

找 到 小 鬆 鼠。zhǎo dào xiǎo sōng shǔButweseealittlesquirrel.

松 鼠 有 几 只?

鬆 鼠 有 幾 只？sōng shǔ yǒu jǐ zhīHowmanysquirrelsarethere?

让 我 数 一 数，

讓 我 數 一 數，ràng wǒ shù yī shùLetmecountthemall,

数 来 又 数 去,

數 來 又 數 去，shù lái yoù shù qùCountthemagainandagain,

一 二 三 四 五。

一 二 三 四 五。yī èrs ān sì wǔ1,2,3,4,5.

MORECHINESE

CrescentMoonThisisasweet,quiet,poem-likesong.Picturesittinginasmallboatatnightatlooking at a sky full of bright stars.The shapeof theboat is compared to theshapeofthecrescentmoon.

弯 弯 的 月 亮，

小 小 的 船，

彎 彎 的 月 亮，

小 小 的 船，

wān wān de yuè liàngxiǎo xiǎo de chuán

Acrescentmoon,asmallboat,

小 小 的 船 儿 两 头 尖，

小 小 的 船 兒 兩 頭 尖，xiǎo xiǎo de chuán ér liǎng tóu jiānAsmallboatwithtwopointedsides,

我 在 小 小 的 船 里 坐，

我 在 小 小 的 船 裡 坐，wǒ zài xiǎo xiǎo de chuán lǐ zuòIsitinthissmallboat,

只 看 见 闪 闪 的 星 星

蓝 蓝 的 天。

只 看 見 閃 閃 的 星 星

藍 藍 的 天。

zhī kàn jiàn shǎn shǎn de xīng xīnglán lán de tiān

AndallIcanseeisthestarstwinklinginthedeepbluesky.

MORECHINESE

DroptheHandkerchiefThisislikethegameduck-duck-goose,butinsteadofpattingsomebodyonthehead,youdropahandkerchiefbehindthepersonwho’schosentobe“it,” thenrun around the circle to try and get back to the empty space before you arecaught.

丢 呀 丢 呀 丢 手 绢，

丟 呀 丟 呀 丟 手 絹，diū yā diū yā diū shǒu juànDropthehandkerchief,dropthehandkerchief,

轻 轻 地 放 在 小 朋 友

的 后 面。

輕 輕 地 放 在 小 朋 友

的 後 面。

qīng qīng dì fàng zài xiǎo péng yǒude hòu miàn

Quietly,quietly,placeitbehindsomebody.

大 家 不 要 告 诉 他。

大 家 不 要 告 訴 他。dà jiā bú yào gào sù tāEverybody,don’ttellhim(whodroppedthehandkerchief).

快 点 快 点 抓 住 他!

快 點 快 點 抓 住 他!kuài diǎn kuài diǎn zhuā zhù tāHurryupandcatchhim!

快 点 快 点 抓 住 他!

快 點 快 點 抓 住 他!kuài diǎn kuài diǎn zhuā zhù tāHurryupandcatchhim!

SimplifiedCharacterRadicalIndexThesearetheradicalsofthecharactersthatareusedinthe128flashcardterms.Youcanlearnmoreaboutradicals(andtheChinesewrittenlanguage)intheIntroduction.

Intheindexyou’llnoticethatacardnumberisgiven,foreasymatchingoftheradicalswiththecardtermsthatusethem.Thecard’snumberisfoundontheback of the card, in the top right-hand corner, within the black category bar.Tuttle Chinese for Kids contains Cards 1 through 64, and Tuttle MOREChineseforKidscontainsCards65through128.

Radical CharactersContainingtheRadical

又again 友(101)

戈ax 戏(105)

竹bamboo 箱(120)

豆bean 豆(46)

大big 头(50),大(29,79),太(66)

鸟bird 鸟(36),鸭(38),鸡(44)

黑black 黑(9)

舟boat 船(124)

弓bow 弟(7)

穴cave 窗(116)

子child 子(27,30,31,32,114,115,126),

学(40,52,55,56)

巾cloth 市(127)

衣clothing(written衤ontheleft) 裤(27),衬(28),衫(28),衣(29),裙(30),袜(31)

犬dog(written犭ontheleft) 狗(34),猫(35)

门door 间(62),门(118)

户door,household 户(116),房(119)

耳ear 耳(51)

土earth 地(65),坐(84),坏(92)

食eat(written饣ontheleft) 饭(60)

八eight 六(22),八(24),关(86),公(125,128),共(125)

舛error,oppose 舞(103)

目eye 眼(49),睛(49),睡(64),看(108,98)

面face,surface 面(43)

厂factory 厨(119)

父father 爸(3),爷(1)

田field 画(106),电(110,112)

火fire(written灬onthebottom) 熊(37),热(77),灯(117),火(123)

鱼fish 鱼(39)

肉flesh(written月ontheleft) 肚(55),脚(56)

飞fly 飞(121)

足foot(written ontheleft) 跳(103),跑(97)

卜fortunetelling 卜(45),卧(113)

生givebirth,life 生(62)

走go,walk,leave 起(58),走(95),超(127)

艸grass(written艹onthetop) 蓝(15),萝(45),苹(47),蕉(48),花(69)

彡hair,feathers,lines 影(110)

手hand(written扌ontheleft) 手(54,111),打(107),找(91)

冫ice 冷(78),冰(120)

虫insect 蛋(44)

玉jade 球(65,107),玩(104)

刀knife 刷(61)

革leather 鞋(32)

儿legs 兔(40)

亠lid,cover 亮(67),室(81)

月month 月(67),朋(101)

阜mound,hill(written阝ontheleft) 阳(66)

山mountain 山(72)

鼠mouse,rat 鼠(33)

口mouth 哥(5),嘴(53),吃(60,99),唱(102),喜(87),喝(100)

鼻nose 鼻(52)

老old,venerable 老(33)

一one 一(17),三(19),七(23),丑(82),不(88,90)

欠owe 歌(102),欢(87)

牛ox,cow,bull 牛(41)

香perfume,fragrant 香(48)

卩personkneeling 卫(62)

雨rain 雨(74),雪(76)

宀roof 室(113)

乙(2ndofthe10“HeavenlyStems”) 九(25),书(108)

见see 觉(64),视(112)

己(self,6thofthe10“HeavenlyStems”) 巴(53)

纟silk 红(11),绿(14),紫(16),给(96)

小small 小(80)

立stand 站(93)

日sun,day 早(57),晚(63),星(68),是(89)

囗surround 四(20),园(128)

十ten 十(26)

牙tooth 牙(61)

木tree,wood 橙(12),汁(42),果(47),朵(51),树(71),来(94),机(111),椅(114),桌(115),校(121),果(126)

二two 二(18),五(21),云(75)

廾twohands 开(85)

车vehicle 车(122,123,125)

水water(written氵ontheleft) 汁(42),洗(59),水(70),游(105),泳(109),漂(81),汽(125)

白white 白(10)

广wide,extensive 床(58)

风wind 风(73)

女woman 妈(4),姐(6),妹(8),奶(2,41),好(81)

勹wrap 包(43)

黄yellow 黄(13)

TraditionalCharacterRadicalIndex

Radical CharactersContainingtheRadical

又again 友(101)

戈ax 戲(105)

竹bamboo 箱(120)

豆bean 豆(46)

大big 大(29,79),太(66)

鳥bird 鳥(36),鴨(38)

隹birdwithshorttail 雞(44)

黑black 黑(9)

舟boat 船(124)

弓bow 弟(7)

穴cave 窗(116)

子child 子(27,30,31,32,114,115,126)，學(40,52,55,56)

巾cloth 市(127)

衣clothing(written衤ontheleft) 褲(27),襯(28),衫(28)，衣(29)，裙(30),襪(31)

犬dog(written犭ontheleft) 狗(34),貓(35)

門door 間(62),門(118),關，開

戶door,household 戶(116),房(119)

耳ear 耳(51)

土earth 地(65),坐(84),壞(92)

食eat(written食ontheleft) 飯(60)

八eight 六(22),八(24),公(86,125,128)，共(125)

舛error,oppose 舞(103)

目eye 眼(49),睛(49),睡(64)，看(98,108)

廠factory 廚(119)

父father 爸(3),爺(1)

田field 畫(106)

火fire(written灬onthebottom) 熊(37),熱(77),燈(117)，火(123)

魚fish 魚(39)

肉flesh(written月ontheleft) 肚(55),腳(56)

飛fly 飛(121)

足foot(written⻊ontheleft) 跳(103),跑(97)

卜fortunetelling 卜(45)

生givebirth,life 生(62)

行go,okay 衛(62)

走go,walk,leave 起(58),走(95),超(127)

艸grass(written艹onthetop) 藍(15),蘿(45),蘋(47),蕉(48),花(69)

彡hair,feathers,lines 影(110)

手hand(written扌ontheleft) 手(54,111),打(107),找(97)

冫ice 冷(78),冰(120)

蟲insect 蛋(44)

玉jade 球(65,107),玩(104)

刀knife 刷(61)

革leather 鞋(32)

兒legs 兔(40)

亠lid,cover 亮(67)

月month 月(67),朋(101)

阜mound,hill(written阝ontheleft) 陽(67)

山mountain 山(72)

鼠mouse,rat 鼠(33)

口mouth 哥(5),嘴(53),吃(60,99)，唱(102),喜(87),喝(100)

豸mythicalanimalorinsect 貓(35)

鼻nose 鼻(52)

老old,venerable 老(33)

一one 一(17),三(19),七(23)，不(88,90)

欠owe 歌(102),歡(87)

牛ox,cow,bull 牛(41)

頁page 頭(50)

香perfume,fragrant 香(48)

人person 來(94)

雨rain 雨(74),雪(76),電(110)，雲(75)

宀roof 室(113)

曰say 書(108)

乙(2ndofthe10“HeavenlyStems”) 九(25)

見see 覺(64),視(112)

己(self,6thofthe10“HeavenlyStems”) 巴(53)

糸silk(written纟ontheleft) 紅(11),綠(14),紫(16)，給(96)

小small 小(80)

立stand 站(93)

臣subject(asinasubjectundertheruleofasovereign)

臥(114)

日sun,day 早(57),晚(63),星(68)，是(89)

囗surround 四(20),園(128)

十ten 十(26)

酉(10thofthe12“EarthlyBranches”) 醜(82)

牙tooth 牙(61)

木tree,wood 橙(12),果(42),果(47)，朵(51),樹(71),來(94),機(111)，椅(114),桌(115),校(121),果(126)

二two 二(18),五(21)

車vehicle 車(122,123,125)

水water(written氵ontheleft) 汁(42),洗(59),水(70)，游(105),泳(109),漂(81),汽(125)

麵wheatflour 麵(43)

白white 白(10)

廣wide,extensive 床(58)

風wind 風(73)

女woman 媽(4),姐(6),妹(8),奶(2,41)，好(81)

勹wrap 包(43)

黃yellow 黃(13)

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Volume1BONUSWORDS:TheBasics1 你好nǐhǎohello2 再见 /再見 zàijiàngoodbye3谢谢/謝謝xièxièthankyou4不谢/不謝búxièyou’rewelcome5我wǒI,me6你nǐyou7他tāhe8她tāshe9这/這zhèthis10那nàthat11谁/誰shéiwho12什么/什麼shénmewhatSONGS13 Two Tigers14 Find a Friend15 Happy New Year 16 Pull the Carrot 17Happy Birthday我的家人Wǒ de jiā rénMy Family 18爷爷 /爺爺 yéyegrandpa19奶奶nǎinaigrandma20爸爸bàbadad21妈妈/媽媽māmamom22哥哥 gēgeolder brother23姐姐 jiějieolder sister 24弟弟 dìdi youngerbrother25妹妹mèimeiyounger sister颜色 /顏色YánsèColors26黑 hēiblack27白báiwhite28红 /紅hóng red29橙 chéngorange30黄huángyellow31绿 /綠 lǜgreen32蓝 /藍 lánblue33紫 zǐ purple数字 ShùziNumbers34一yīone35二èrtwo36三sānthree37四sìfour38五wǔfive39六liùsix40七qīseven41八bāeight42九 jiǔnine43十shí ten衣服YīfuClothes44裤子/褲子kùzipants45衬衫/襯衫chènshānshirt46大衣dàyīcoat47裙子qúnziskirt48袜子/襪子wàzisocks49鞋子xiézishoes动物/動物DòngwùAnimals50老鼠 lǎoshǔmouse51狗gǒudog52猫 /貓māocat53鸟/鳥niǎobird54熊xióngbear55鸭/鴨yāduck56鱼/魚yúfish57兔子tùzirabbit食品ShípǐnFood58牛奶niúnǎicow’smilk59果汁guǒzhīfruitjuice60面包/麵包miànbāobread61鸡蛋 /雞蛋 jīdànegg62萝卜/蘿蔔luóbocarrot63豆dòubean64苹果/蘋果píngguǒapple65香蕉xiāngjiāobanana身体/身體ShēntǐMyBody66眼睛yǎnjingeyes67头/頭tóuhead68耳朵ěrduo ears69鼻子bízinose70嘴巴 zuǐbamouth71手shǒuhands72肚子dùzibelly,stomach73脚/腳jiǎofeet我的一天WǒdeyītiānMyDay74早zǎoearly75起床qǐchuánggetup,getoutofbed76洗xǐwash77吃饭/吃飯chīfàneat78刷牙shuāyábrush[your]teeth79卫生间/衛生間wèishēngjiānbathroom80晚wǎnlate,night81睡觉 /睡覺shuìjiàosleep

TuttleMOREChineseforKidsBONUSWORDS: TheBasics1 你好nǐhǎohello2 再见 /再見zàijiàngoodbye3 谢谢 /謝謝xièxièthankyou4不谢/不謝búxièyou’rewelcome5我wǒI,me6你nǐyou7他tāhe8她tāshe9这/這zhèthis10那nàthat11谁 /誰shéiwho12什么/什麼shénmewhatSONGS13HappyBirthday14TheLittleMouse151,2,3,4,516CrescentMoon17DroptheHandkerchief自然ZìránNature18地球dìqiúearth, theworld19太阳 /太陽 tàiyángsun20月亮yuèliàngmoon21星星xīngxīngstar22花huāflower23水shuǐwater24树/樹shùtree25山shānmountain天气/天氣TiānqìWeather26风/風fēngwind27雨yǔrain28云/雲yúncloud29雪xuěsnow30热/熱rèhot31冷lěngcold反义词/反義詞FǎnyìcíOpposites32大dàbig33小xiǎosmall, little34漂亮piàoliangpretty35丑/醜chǒuugly36好hǎogood,nice37坏/壞huàibad,broken38开/開kāiopen39关/關guānclose,closed40喜欢/喜歡xǐhuanlike41不喜欢/不喜歡bùxǐhuandislike,don’tlike42是shìis43不bùno,not动作/動作DòngzuòActions44找zhǎolook,find45坐zuòsit46站zhànstand47来/來láicome48走zǒugo,walk,leave49给gěigive,for50跑pǎorun51看kànlook,see52吃chīeat53喝hēdrink爱好ÀihàoThingsILiketoDo54朋友péngyoufriend55唱歌chànggēsing56跳舞 tiàowǔdance57玩wánplay58游戏/遊戲yóuxìgame59画画儿/畫畫兒huàhuàrpaint,draw60打球dǎqiúplayball,sports61看书/看書kànshūread62游泳yóuyǒngswim63电影/電影diànyǐngmovie在我的家ZàiwǒdejiāAtMyHouse64手机/手機shǒujīcellphone,mobilephone65电视/電視diànshìTV66卧室/臥室wòshìbedroom67椅子yǐzichair68桌子zhuōzitable69窗户chuānghùwindow70灯/燈dēnglight,lamp71门/門méndoor72厨房 /廚房chúfángkitchen73冰箱/冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator,freezer出去ChūqùGoingPlaces74飞机/飛機fēijīairplane75车/車chēcar76火车/火車huǒchē train77船chuanboat78公共汽车 /公共汽車gōnggòngqìchēbus79学校/學校xuéxiàoschool80超市chāoshìstore,supermarket81公园/公園gōngyuánpark

自然ZìránNature地球

dìqiú

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

地球 dìqiú earth,theworld 土(earth)玉(jade)

我们要爱护地球。Wǒmenyàoàihùdìqiú.Wehavetoprotecttheworld.

地球绕着太阳转。Dìqiúràozhetàiyángzhuàn.Theearthrotatesaroundthesun.

太阳

tàiyáng

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

太阳 tàiyáng sun 大(big)阝(mound,hill)

太阳出来了。Tàiyángchūláile.Thesunhascomeout.

太阳真热。Tàiyángzhēnrè.Thesunishot.

月亮

yuèliang

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

月亮 yuèliang moon 月(month)亠(lid,cover)

我看到了月亮。Wǒkàndàoleyuèliang.Iseethemoon.

弯弯的月亮。Wānwāndeyuèliang.Acrescentmoon.

星星

xīngxīng

Characters Pinyin English Radical

星星 xīngxīng star 日(sun,day)

我看到了星星。Wǒkàndàolexīngxīng.Iseeastar.

星星挂在天空。Xīngxīngguàzàitiānkōng.Therearestarsinthesky.

花

huā

Character Pinyin English Radical

花 huā flower 艹(grass)

妈妈种了花。Māmazhònglehuā.Mymotherplantedflowers.

花真美丽。Huāzhēnměilì.Theflowersarebeautiful.

水

shuǐ

Character Pinyin English Radical

水 shuǐ water 水(water)

我们要节约用水。Wǒmenyàojiéyuēyòngshuǐ.Weshouldconservewater.

大海的水特别蓝!Dàhǎideshuǐtèbiélán!Thewaterintheoceanlookssoblue!

树

shù

Character Pinyin English Radical

树 shù tree 木(tree,wood)

公园里都是高高的树。Gōngyuánlidōushìgāogāodeshù.Theparkisfulloftalltrees.

松鼠爬上了树顶。Sōngshǔpáshàngleshùdǐng.Thesquirrelclimbedupthetree.

山

shān

Character Pinyin English Radical

山 shān mountain 山(mountain)

高高的山。Gāogāodeshān.Themountainsarehigh.

周末我们要去爬山。Zhōumòwǒmenyàoqùpáshān.Wewillgomountainclimbingthisweekend.

天气TiānqìWeather风

fēng

Character Pinyin English Radical

风 fēng wind 风(wind)

冬天的风很大。Dōngtiāndefēnghěndà.Thewinterwindisstrong.

风吹掉了我的帽子。Fēngchuīdiàolewǒdemàozi.Thewindblewawaymyhat.

雨

yǔ

Character Pinyin English Radical

雨 yǔ rain 雨(rain)

雨水从屋顶上漏下来了。Yǔshuǐcóngwūdǐngshànglòuxiàláile.Therainisleakingthroughtheroof.

天正在下雨。Tiānzhèngzàixiàyǔ.It’sraining.

云

yún

Character Pinyin English Radical

云 yún cloud 二(two)

月亮从云后钻出来。Yuèliàngcóngyúnhòuzuānchūlái.Themooncameoutfrombehindtheclouds.

今天多云。Jīntiānduōyún.It’scloudytoday.

雪

xuě

Character Pinyin English Radical

雪 xuě snow 雨(rain)

下雪了。Xiàxuěle.It’ssnowing.

这场雪很大。Zhèchǎngxuěhěndà.Thesnowisfallingheavily.

热

rè

Character Pinyin English Radical

热 rè hot 灬(fire)

今天真热。Jīntiānzhēnrè.It’shottoday.

我喜欢热狗。Wǒxǐhuanrègǒu.Ilikehotdogs.

冷

lěng

Character Pinyin English Radical

冷 lěng cold 冫(ice)

冬天很冷。Dōngtiānhěnlěng.Winteriscold.

我感觉很冷。Wǒgǎnjuéhěnlěng.I’mverycold.

反义词FǎnyìcíOpposites大

dà

Character Pinyin English Radical

大 dà big 大(big)

这个帽子太大了。Zhègemàozitàidàle.Thishatistoobig.

老虎比我大。Lǎohǔbǐwǒdà.Thetigerisbiggerthanme.

小

xiǎo

Character Pinyin English Radical

小 xiǎo small,little 小(small)

小宝贝很可爱。Xiǎobǎobèihěnkě’ài.Thelittlebabyiscute.

这个鸡蛋很小。Zhègejīdànhěnxiǎo.Thiseggissmall.

漂亮

piàoliang

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

漂亮 piàoliang pretty 氵(water)亠(lid,cover)

妈妈很漂亮。Māmahěnpiàoliang.Mymomispretty.

姐姐又漂亮又聪明。Jiějieyòupiàoliangyòucōngmíng.Myoldersisterisprettyandsmart.

丑

chǒu

Character Pinyin English Radical

丑 chǒu ugly 一(one)

那条狗丑得很。Nàtiáogǒuchǒudehěn.Thatdogissougly.

那条狗的名字叫“丑丑。”Nàtiáogǒudemíngzìjiào“chǒuchǒu.”Thatdog’snameis“littleuglyone.”

好

hǎo

Character Pinyin English Radical

好 hǎo good,nice 女(woman)

你的中文讲得很好。NǐdeZhōngwénjiǎngdehěnhǎo.YourChineseisverygood.

老师对我特别好。Lǎoshīduìwǒtèbiéhǎo.Theteacherisnicetome.

坏

huài

Character Pinyin English Radical

坏 huài bad,broken 土(earth)

玩具坏了。Wánjùhuàile.Thetoyisbroken.

坏了的牛奶不能喝。Huàiledeniúnǎibùnénghē.Don’tdrinkspoiled[bad]milk.

开

kāi

Character Pinyin English Radical

开 kāi open 廾(twohands)

请把门打开。Qǐngbǎméndǎkāi.Pleaseopenthedoor.

开车门时要小心。Kāichēménshíyàoxiǎoxīn.Becarefulwhenopeningthecardoor.

关

guān

Character Pinyin English Radical

关 guān close,closed 八(eight)

把窗户关上。Bǎchuānghuguānshàng.Closethewindow.

关上门，别让冷气吹进来!Guānshàngmén,biérànglěngqìchuījìnlái!Closethedoor,don’tletthecoldaircomein!

喜欢

xǐhuan

Character Pinyin English Radicals

喜欢 xǐhuan like 口(mouth)欠(owe)

她喜欢游泳。Tāxǐhuanyóuyǒng.Shelikestoswim.

我喜欢睡觉。Wǒxǐhuanshuìjiào.Iliketosleep.

不喜欢

bùxǐhuan

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

不喜欢 bùxǐhuan dislike,don’tlike 一(one)口(mouth)欠(owe)

他不喜欢猫。Tābùxǐhuanmāo.Hedoesn’tlikecats.

我不喜欢喝牛奶。Wǒbùxǐhuanhēniúnǎi.Idon’tliketodrinkmilk.

是

shì

Character Pinyin English Radical

是 shì is 日(sun,day)

她是我最好的朋友。Tāshìwǒzuìhǎodepéngyou.Sheismybestfriend.

这是我的。Zhèshìwǒde.Thisismine.

不

bù

Character Pinyin English Radical

不 bù no,not 一(one)

这是你的吗？不是。Zhèshìnǐdema?Bùshì.Isthisyours?No,it’snot.

你今天去上学吗？我不去。Nǐjīntiānqùshàngxuéma?Wǒbùqù.Areyougoingtoschooltoday?I’mnotgoing.

动作DòngzuòActions找

zhǎo

Character Pinyin English Radical

找 zhǎo look,find 扌(hand)

找一找你的大衣。Zhǎoyīzhǎonǐdedàyī.(Let’s)lookforyourcoat.

我找了一本书。Wǒzhǎoleyīběnshū.Ifoundabook.

坐

zuò

Character Pinyin English Radical

坐 zuò sit 土(earth)

请坐下。Qǐngzuòxià.Pleasesitdown.

坐在这边。Zuòzàizhèbiān.Sitoverhere.

站

zhàn

Character Pinyin English Radical

站 zhàn stand 立(stand)

请站起来。Qǐngzhànqǐlái.Pleasestandup.

站在那儿别动。Zhànzàinàrbiédòng.Standthereanddon’tmove.

来

lái

Character Pinyin English Radical

来 lái come 木(tree,wood)

过来一下！Guòláiyīxià!Comehere!

爸爸五点来接我。Bàbawǔdiǎnláijiēwǒ.Myfatheriscomingtopickmeupatfiveo’clock.

走

zǒu

Character Pinyin English Radical

走 zǒu go,walk,leave 走(go,walk,leave)

我们走吧！Wǒmenzǒuba!Let’sgo!

阿姨走了。Āyízǒule.Auntieleft.

给

gěi

Character Pinyin English Radical

给 gěi give,for 纟(silk)

请给我一个梨子，好吗?Qǐnggěiwǒyīgèlízi,hǎoma?Pleasegivemeapear,okay?

来，给你。Lái,gěinǐ.Here,foryou.

跑

pǎo

Character Pinyin English Radical

跑 pǎo run 足(foot)

我跑到了公园。Wǒpǎodàolegōngyuán.Irantothepark.

猫跑得很快。Māopǎodehěnkuài.Thecatrunsfast.

看

kàn

Character Pinyin English Radical

看 kàn look,see 目(eye)

你看过那部电影吗？Nǐkànguònàbùdiànyǐngma?Haveyoueverseenthatmovie?

你看到了飞机吗？Nǐkàndàolefēijīma?Didyouseethatairplane?

吃

chī

Character Pinyin English Radical

吃 chī eat 口(mouth)

你吃了没有？Nǐchīleméiyǒu?Haveyoueatenyet?

吃饭的时间到了。Chīfàndeshíjiāndàole.Timetoeat.

喝

hē

Character Pinyin English Radical

喝 hē drink 口(mouth)

爷爷喜欢喝橘子汁。Yéyexǐhuanhējúzizhī.Grandpalikestodrinkorangejuice.

你口渴了。请喝一点水。Nǐkǒukěle.Qǐnghēyīdiǎnshuǐ.You’rethirsty.Pleasedrinksomewater.

爱好AìhàoThingsILiketoDo朋友

péngyou

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

朋友 péngyou friend 月(month)又(again)

我去看我的朋友。Wǒqùkànwǒdepéngyou.I’mgoingtogoseemyfriend.

你是我的朋友。Nǐshìwǒdepéngyou.Youaremyfriend.

唱歌

chànggē

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

唱歌 chànggē sing 口(mouth)欠(owe)

我妈妈一边走路，一边唱歌。Wǒmāmayībiānzǒulùyībiānchànggē.Mymothersingswhiletakingawalk.

唱歌是我的爱好。Chànggēshìwǒdeàihào.Singingismyhobby.

跳舞

tiàowǔ

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

跳舞 tiàowǔ dance 足(foot)舛(error,oppose)

姐姐喜欢跳舞。Jiějiexǐhuantiàowǔ.Myoldersisterlikestodance.

你会不会跳舞？Nǐhuìbùhuìtiàowǔ?Canyoudance?

玩

wán

Character Pinyin English Radical

玩 wán play 玉(jade)

我想到外面去玩。Wǒxiǎngdàowàimianqùwán.Iwanttogooutsideandplay.

爸爸每天下午带我去公园玩。Bàbaměitiānxiàwǔdàiwǒqùgōngyuánwán.Myfathertakesmetotheparktoplayeveryafternoon.

游戏

yóuxì

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

游戏 yóuxì game 氵(water)戈(ax)

让我们一起来做游戏。Ràngwǒmenyīqǐláizuòyóuxì.Let’splayagametogether.

做游戏很有趣。Zuòyóuxìhěnyǒuqù.Playinggamesisfun.

画画儿

huàhuàr

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

画画儿 huàhuàr paint,draw 田(field)儿(legs)

你画的画儿真美丽。Nǐhuàdehuàrzhēnměilì.Yourpaintingisverybeautiful.

画画儿是我每天的一个项目。Huàhuàrshìwǒmenměitiāndeyīgèxiàngmù.PaintingissomethingIdoeveryday.

打球

dǎqiú

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

打球 dǎqiú playball/sports 扌(hand)玉(jade)

陪我去打球，好吗？Péiwǒqùdǎqiú,hǎoma?Playballwithme,okay?

打球没有意思。Dǎqiúméiyǒuyìsī.Playingballisboring.

看书

kànshū

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

看书 kànshū read 目(eye)乙(2ndofthe10“HeavenlyStems”)

爸爸每天看书。Bàbaměitiānkànshū.Myfatherreadseveryday.

你在看什么书？Nǐzàikànshénmeshū?Whatbookareyoureading?

游泳

yóuyǒng

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

游泳 yóuyǒng swimming 氵(water)氵(water)

我们去游泳池游泳。Wǒmenqùyóuyǒngchíyóuyǒng.Let’sgoswiminthepool.

我学会了游泳。Wǒxuéhuìleyóuyǒng.Ilearnedtoswim.

电影

diànyǐng

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

电影 diànyǐng movie 田(field)彡(hair,feathers,lines)

那个电影院很漂亮。Nàgediànyǐngyuànhěnpiàoliang.Thatmovietheaterisbeautiful.

你最喜欢的电影是什么？Nǐzuìxǐhuandediànyǐngshìshénme?Whatisyourfavoritemovie?

在我的家ZàiwǒdejiāAtMyHouse手机

shǒujī

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

手机 shǒujī cellphone 手(hand)木(tree,wood)

我有手机。Wǒyǒushǒujī.Ihaveacellphone.

手机正在响。Shǒujīzhèngzàixiǎng.Thecellphoneisringing.

电视

diànshì

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

电视 diànshì TV 田(field)见(see)

他们家的电视很大。Tāmenjiādediànshìhěndà.Theirfamily’sTVisbig.

电视坏了。Diànshìhuàile.TheTVisbroken.

卧室

wòshì

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

卧室 wòshì bedroom 卜(fortunetelling)宀(lid,cover)

我家有三个卧室。Wǒjiāyǒusāngèwòshì.Therearethreebedroomsinmyhouse.

猫在卧室里睡觉Māozàiwòshìlǐshuìjiào.Thecatissleepinginthebedroom.

椅子

yǐzi

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

椅子 yǐzi chair 木(tree,wood)子(child)

这是我的椅子。Zhèshìwǒdeyǐzi.Thisismychair.

那个椅子是新的。Nàgeyǐzishìxīnde.Thatchairisnew.

桌子

zhuōzi

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

桌子 zhuōzi table 木(tree,wood)子(child)

我们在桌子上做游戏。Wǒmenzàizhuōzishàngzuòyóuxì.Weplaygamesonthetable.

我有自己的书桌。Wǒyǒuzìjǐdeshūzhuō.Ihavemyowndesk[booktable].

窗户

chuānghu

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

窗户 chuānghu window 穴(cave)户(door,household)

看窗外。Kànchuāngwài.Lookoutthewindow.

那个窗户很明亮。Nàgechuānghuhěnmíngliàng.Thatwindowisverybright.

灯

dēng

Character Pinyin English Radical

灯 dēng light,lamp 火(fire)

这个灯太暗。我看不清楚。Zhègedēngtàiàn.Wǒkànbùqīngchu.Thislightistoodim.Ican’tsee.

我家里有很多灯。Wǒjiālǐyǒuhěnduōdēng.Therearemanylampsinmyhouse.

门

mén

Character Pinyin English Radical

门 mén door 门(door)

请你开门。Qǐngnǐkāimén.Openthedoor,please.

门锁了，打不开。Ménsuǒle,dǎbùkāi.Thedoorislocked,Ican’topenit.

厨房

chúfáng

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

厨房 chúfáng kitchen 厂(factory)户(door,household)

厨房特别干净。Chúfángtèbiégānjìng.Thekitchenisveryclean.

我们在厨房做蛋糕。Wǒmenzàichúfángzuòdàngāo.Wearebakingacakeinthekitchen.

冰箱

bīngxiāng

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

冰箱 bīngxiāng refrigerator,freezer 冫(ice)竹(bamboo)

冰箱里面有什么？Bīngxiānglǐmiànyǒushénme?What’sintherefrigerator?

冰箱里面有冰淇淋。Bīngxiānglǐmiànyǒubīngqílín.Thereisicecreaminthefreezer.

出去ChūqùGoingPlaces飞机

fēijī

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

飞机 fēijī airplane 飞(fly)木(tree,wood)

飞机在天上飞。Fēijīzàitiānshàngfēi.Theairplanefliesinthesky.

我坐飞机去婆婆家。Wǒzuòfēijīqùpópojiā.Itakeanairplanetomygrandma’shouse.

车

chē

Character Pinyin English Radical

车 chē car 车(vehicle)

公路上有各种各样的车。Gōnglùshàngyǒugèzhǒnggèyàngdechē.Therearealldifferentkindsofcarsontheroad.

车速太快。Chēsùtàikuài.Thecarisgoingtoofast.

火车

huǒchē

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

火车 huǒchē train 火(fire)车(vehicle)

火车特别长。Huǒchētèbiécháng.Thetrainisverylong.

火车呜呜地开走了。Huǒchēwūwūdekāizǒule.Thewhistleblewasthetrainleft[thestation].

船

chuán

Characters Pinyin English Radical

船 chuán boat 舟(boat)

船很大。Chuánhěndà.Theboatisbig.

你坐过船没有？Nǐzuòguòchuánméiyǒu?Haveyoueverbeenonaboat?

公共汽车

gōnggòngqìchē

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

公共汽车

gōnggòngqìchē bus 八(eight)八(eight)氵(water)车(vehicle)

公共汽车又晚点了！Gōnggòngqìchēyòuwǎndiǎnle!Thebusislateagain!

公共汽车站在哪里？在那边。Gōnggòngqìchēzhànzàinǎlǐ?Zàinàbiān.Where’sthebusstop?Overthere.

学校

xuéxiào

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

学校 xuéxiào school 子(child)木(tree,wood)

哥哥每天去学校。Gēgeměitiānqùxuéxiào.Mybigbrothergoestoschooleveryday.

学校的图书馆有很多书。Xuéxiàodetúshūguǎnyǒuhěnduōshū.Therearemanybooksintheschoollibrary.

超市

chāoshì

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

超市 chāoshì store,supermarket 走(go,walk,leave)巾(cloth)

超市里的人真多。Chāoshìlǐderénzhēnduō.Therearesomanypeopleinthestore.

你去不去超市？Nǐqùbùqùchāoshì?Areyougoingtothestore?

公园

gōngyuán

Characters Pinyin English Radicals

公园 gōngyuán park 囗(surround)八(eight)

公园里有人在荡秋千。Gōngyuánlǐyǒurénzàidàngqiūqiān.Inthepark,therearepeopleswingingontheswings.

哥哥常在公园里打棒球。Gēgechángzàigōngyuánlǐdǎbàngqiú.Myolderbrotherisalwaysplayingbaseballinthepark.