Learn Chinese for Free—Lesson 43

Lesson 43 of 360

Today's Chinese characters:

守者艺术理发商

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.

Guards, artists, barbers, and merchants are the actors of this third day dedicated to human occupations.

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Characters' Essentials

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守
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shǒu
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Guard, defend
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者
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zhě
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Used after an adjective or verb as a substitute for a person or a thing
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艺
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yì
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Art
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术
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shù
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Art
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理
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lǐ
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Put in proper order, clean up, tidy up
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发
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fà
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Hair
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商
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shāng
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Merchant; commerce

Description and Examples

Word
守卫
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shǒu   wèi   
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Guard, defend
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守卫者
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shǒu   wèi   zhě   
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Guard
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艺术
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yì   shù   
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Art; skill, craft; conforming to good taste
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艺术家
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yì   shù   jiā   
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Artist
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理发
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lǐ   fà   
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Hair-cut, hairdressing
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理发师
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lǐ   fà   shī   
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Barber, hairdresser
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理发员
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lǐ   fà   yuán   
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Barber, hairdresser
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商人
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shāng   rén   
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Businessman, merchant, trader


Dialogue 42

A:
明天周博士的爱人来我家做面包。你来吗?
B:
不来,我明天工作。
A:
你星期天工作吗?你做什么工作?
B:
我是守卫者。
A:
你呢?你来吗?
C:
我也不来。明天理发师来我家。
A:
明天你不工作吗?
C:
不工作。
A:
你做什么工作?
C:
我是商人,你呢?
A:
我是艺术家。

Sentence Structure 33
The Sentence with Verbal Constructions in Series—Part 1

If a sentence with a verbal predicate is composed of two (or more) verbs or verbal phrases which share the same subject, it is known as the sentence with verbal constructions in series.

Example

她来我家做面包。

她:
Subject
来我家:
First Verbal Phrase
做面包:
Second Verbal Phrase

Sentence Structure 34
The Sentence with Verbal Constructions in Series—Part 2
Indicating the purpose of an action

In this kind of sentence with verbal constructions in series, the second verb (or verbal phrase) tells the purpose of the action indicated by the first verb (or verbal phrase).

Example

她来我家做面包。

她:
Subject
来我家:
Action
做面包:
Purpose of the action


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