Learn Chinese for Free—Lesson 54
Today's Chinese characters:
美本国中日
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.
One's nation or nationality is among the first topics of conversation. Today's nations are China, Japan, U.K., and U.S.A.!
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Characters' Essentials
美
měi

Beautiful; short for America
本
běn

Stem or root of plants; foundation
国
guó

Country, nation
zhōng

- | Centre, middle; in, among |
- | China |
rì

- | Day |
- | Sun |
- | Japan |
Description and Examples
Word
中国
China, Sino-
Word
中国人
Chinese (person)
Word
美国
United States of America
Word
美国人
American (citizen of the U.S.A.)
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英国
United Kingdom
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英国人
Englishman or Englishwoman
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日本
Japan
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日本人
Japanese (person)
Dialogue 46
A:
你好!你是中国人吗?
B:
不是。
A:
你是日本人吗?
B:
也不是。我是美国人。我父母的父母是中国人。你也是美国人吗?
A:
不是。我是英国人。我母亲是中国人,我父亲是英国人。
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