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
Character 
美
Pronunciation
měi
Meaning
Beautiful; short for America
Character
本
Pronunciation
běn
Meaning
Stem or root of plants; foundation
Character
国
Pronunciation
guó
Meaning
Country, nation
Character
Pronunciation
zhōng
Meaning
| - | Centre, middle; in, among |
| - | China |
Character
Pronunciation
rì
Meaning
| - | Day |
| - | Sun |
| - | Japan |
Description and Examples
Word
中国
Pronunciation
Meaning
China, Sino-
Word
中国人
Pronunciation
Meaning
Chinese (person)
Word
美国
Pronunciation
Meaning
United States of America
Word
美国人
Pronunciation
Meaning
American (citizen of the U.S.A.)
Word
英国
Pronunciation
Meaning
United Kingdom
Word
英国人
Pronunciation
Meaning
Englishman or Englishwoman
Word
日本
Pronunciation
Meaning
Japan
Word
日本人
Pronunciation
Meaning
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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