Today's Chinese characters:
陈黄周
The other Chinese characters contained in this lesson have already been studied previously. You can just click on them and go back to the corresponding lesson.
Today, a few more very common surnames. Do you have any friend with one of these surnames? With one of them you will also learn a simple alternative for the days of the week.
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Characters' Essentials
Character
陈
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | Chen, a surname (the n.5 most common Chinese surname) |
| - | Lay out, put on display; stale, old (in this lesson, 陈character: 陈
pinyin: chén
details is not used with these meanings) |
Character
黄
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | Huang, a surname (the n.7 most common Chinese surname) |
| - | Yellow; pornographic (in this lesson, 黄character: 黄
pinyin: huáng
details is not used with these meanings) |
Character
Pronunciation
Meaning
Description and Examples
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
Monday
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
Tuesday
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
Wednesday
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
Thursday
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
Friday
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
Saturday
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
Dialogue 32
Did you notice the phrase "九character: 九
pinyin: jiǔ
details千character: 千
pinyin: qiān
details万character: 万
pinyin: wàn
details人character: 人
pinyin: rén
details都character: 都
pinyin: dōu
details姓character: 姓
pinyin: xìng
details李character: 李
pinyin: lǐ
details"?
As you can see, between the number 九character: 九
pinyin: jiǔ
details千character: 千
pinyin: qiān
details万character: 万
pinyin: wàn
details, and the noun 人character: 人
pinyin: rén
details there's no measure word! Why?
Sentence Structure 30
Numeral-Measure Compounds acting as modifiersIn modern Chinese, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them. Examples 一character: 一
pinyin: yí
details个character: 个
pinyin: gè
details人character: 人
pinyin: rén
details
两character: 两
pinyin: liǎng
details位character: 位
pinyin: wèi
details技师word: 技师
pinyin: jìshī
details
十character: 十
pinyin: shí
details一character: 一
pinyin: yī
details个character: 个
pinyin: gè
details律师word: 律师
pinyin: lǜshī
details |
Sentence Structure 31
Measure Words Omission—Part 1Under certain circumstances, the measure word between a numeral and a noun is often omitted. Here we pay special attention to one specific situation. When the numeral is a big number and the noun refers to people, then the measure word can be (and usually is) omitted. Examples 三character: 三
pinyin: sān
details千character: 千
pinyin: qiān
details朋友word: 朋友
pinyin: péngyou
details
九character: 九
pinyin: jiǔ
details百character: 百
pinyin: bǎi
details万character: 万
pinyin: wàn
details医生word: 医生
pinyin: yīshēng
details
七character: 七
pinyin: qī
details千character: 千
pinyin: qiān
details亿character: 亿
pinyin: yì
details人character: 人
pinyin: rén
details |
Dialogue 33
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