Day 53 - Green again

Trying to keep it consistent even if I am busy. More characters every single day. 

 

 

first, previously, to precede 先

to wash 洗

to bathe 洗澡

small 小

capital 京

lame 尢

especially 尤

only then 就

green 绿

father 父

seal (radical) 卩

grandpa 爷

(paternal) grandfather 爷爷

unexpectedly 竟

lens, mirror 镜

stubborn 艮

eye 眼

spectacles 眼镜

extremely 太

early 早

upon 上

early morning 早上

to walk 走

already 已

oneself 己

 

 

FUN! This character is difficult 绿. The second character I have learnt for green.

Day 52 - Practice Sentences.

Let's try some super simple reading practice.


您好
Hello

你好吗？
How are you?

很好. 谢谢
Very good. Thank you

我是中国人
I am Chinese

我去店里
I am going to the shop


That was fun wasn't it. Just a short post to mix it up a little.    

Day 51 - Product

Yay weekend. Let's smash some Chinese to celebrate!


knowledge 识

to know 认识

calendar 历

history 历史

male 男

man 男人

can 可

mound or city (radical) 阝

ah! 啊

many 多

two 二

husband 夫

to fail 失

gold 金

gold (squished to the side) 钅

iron 铁

subway 地铁

to divide 分

lesson 课

moon, month 月

lid (radical) 亠

light 亮

moon 月亮

product 品

bath 澡


I like 品. Easy to remember and very simple looking.

Day 50 - History

 LETS DOOOO THISSSS!!!!!

 

 

Chinese character 字

character dictionary 字典

to increase 加

streaks (radical) 彡

to join 参

to participate 参加

well; mineshaft 井

to speak 讲

don't 勿

to change 易

valley 谷

to permit 容

easy 容易

man (squished to the side) 亻

history 史

to cause 使

to open 开

pattern 文

bowl 凵

to depart 离

to leave 离开

dove 隹

who 谁

to recognize 认

only 只

 

 

I like the character  史 for history. It's a good character to know.

Day 49 - Tired....

Trying to be stricter with my Chinese. Self improvement and all that.

 

 

fish hook 乙

to beg 乞

to eat 吃

knock (radical) 攵

to put (also: to release) 放

heart 心

to set one's mind at rest 放心

using 以

behind 后

after 以后

front 前

and yet, beard (radical) 而

face 面

ahead 前面

fetus 巳

to wrap 包

bread 面包

crown (radical) 冖

roof (radical) 宀

dollar 元

end 完

rock 石

bowl 碗

from 由

dictionary 典

 

 

Yay! Finished! Aren't you proud? I know I am. Well more tired than proud...

Day 48 - Plum Tree

More Chinese!!!! 

 

 

inspection 检查

ladle 匕

to compare 比

archer's thimble 夬

lump 块

plum tree 李

eye 目

case 箱

step 彳

nail 丁

okay 行

profession 行

suitcase 行李箱

not yet 未

woman 女

younger sister 妹

younger sister 妹妹

year 年

cocoon (radical) 厶

to go 去

last year 去年

small table 几

machine 机

hand 手

mobile phone 手机

 

 

Delving deeper into HSK Level 3. Some pretty good words there. Fun fun fun.

Day 47 - Snowing on a pigs head

YES I FORGOT AGAIN! I'm just super busy right now and so sometimes I get to the end of the day and realise I haven't done any Chinese. Give me a break :P

 

 

single 单

sun 日

gate 门

space 间

bamboo 竹

simplified 简

simple 简单

cloth 巾

rain 雨

pig's head (radical) 彐

snow 雪

surround 囗

king 王

jade 玉

kingdom 国

middle 中

China 中国

dawn 旦

wood, tree (radical) 木

to examine 查

chinese inch; thumb (radical) 寸

against, correct 对

tree 树

small claws 爫

to check 检

 

 

Easy peasy. I like  雪. Snow = rain + pigs head. Weird.