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考試/考试、起床、唸書/念书、複習/复习、功課/功课、連飯都沒有/连饭都没有、寫字/写字、生病、打電話/打电话、精神、好像…似的、向來/向来、才來/才来、跑步、忙死了、的確/的确、最近、難記/难记、休息、祝你幸福、我比你高、強/强、蔬菜、水果
考試/考试 [kǎoshì] V-O to take an exam. 考試很難/考试很难。The exam is very difficult.
kǎo: examine
radical: 耂
shì: try; test
radical: 言
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起床 [qǐchuáng] V-O to get up. 我不想起床。I don’t want to get up.
qǐ: rise
radical: 走
chuáng: bed
radical: 广
唸書/念书 [niànshū] V-O to study. 在中國唸書怎麼樣?/在中国念书怎么样？What’s it like studying in China?
niàn: read
radical: 口
shū: book
radical: 聿
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複習/复习 [fùxí] V. to review. 我每天都複習/我每天都复习。I review every day.
fù: repeated
radical: 衣
xí: practice
radical: 羽 (yǔ; feather)
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功課/功课 [gōngkè] N. homework. 我的功課不難/我的功课不难。My homework is not difficult.
gōng: achievement; result
radical: 工
kè: class
radical: 言 (yán; language)
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連飯都沒有/连饭都没有 [Lián fàn dōu méiyǒu] VP. (My school) doesn’t even have food. 我的學校連飯都沒有/我的学校连饭都没有。My school doesn’t even have food.
lián: even
radical: 辶 (chuò, walking)
fàn: meal
radical: 食 (shí; food)
Chinese Studies Classroom: In ancient characters, the left side of “飯” is “食,” which looks like rice on a table, and the right side is “反.” “食” indicates something related to food, while “反” represents the pronunciation.
dōu: even
radical: 阝(A small hill or a town)
méi: not have
radical: 氵(water)
yǒu: have
radical: 月 (yuè; meat)
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寫字/写字 [xiězì] VP. to write. 我喜歡寫字/我喜欢写字。I like writing.
xiě: write
radical: 宀
zì: character
radical: 宀
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生病 [shēngbìng] V-O to get sick. 我生病了。I am sick.
shēng: grow; get; have
radical: 生
bìng: sick; illness
radical: 疒
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打電話/打电话 [dǎ diànhuà] VP to call. 我喜歡給媽媽打電話/我喜欢给妈妈打电话。I like to call my mom.
dǎ: hit; give
radical: 扌
diàn: electricity
radical: 雨 (yǔ; rain)
huà: word; talk
radical: 言 (yán; language)
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精神 [jīng.shén] Adj. vigorous 我今天沒有精神/我今天没有精神。I don’t have energy today.
jīng: energy; spirit
radical: 米
shén: spirit; mind
radical: 衣
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好像…似的 [hǎoxiàng…shìde] It seems that… 他今天好像很累似的。He seems very tired today.
hǎo: good
radical: 女
xiàng: likeness
radical: 亻(rén)
shì: as
radical: 亻(rén)
de: of
radical: 白
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向來/向来 [xiànglái] Adv. all along. 我向來不喜歡吃肉/我向来不喜欢吃肉。I have never liked eating meat.
xiàng: towards
radical: 口
lái:
radical: 木
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才來/才来 [cáilái] VP. didn’t arrive until. 他11點才來，我們都吃完了/他11点才来，我们都吃完了。He didn’t come until 11 PM, and we had already finished eating.
cái: (It indicates that something happens or ends late)
radical: 才
lái:
radical: 木
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跑步 [pǎo bù] V-O to jog. 我喜欢跑步。I like running.
pǎo: run
radical: 足 (zú; foot)
bù: step; pace
radical: 止 (toe)
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忙死了 [mángsǐle] VP. extremely busy. 我今天忙死了！I’m so busy today!
máng: busy
radical: 忄(xīn; heart)
sǐ: dead
radical: 歹 (dǎi; bad)
le: It indicates that the action or change has been completed; or indicates change, the emergence of new situations, and indicating urging or dissuading.
radical: 了
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的確/的确 [díquè] Adv. indeed. 每天上課的確很累/每天上课的确很累。It’s really exhausting to attend classes every day.
dí: true; exact; real
radical: 白
què: true; reliable
radical: 石
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最近 [zuìjìn] Adv. recently. 你最近怎麼樣？/你最近怎么样？How have you been recently?
zuì: the most
radical: 日
jìn: near
radical: 辶
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難記/难记 [nán jì] Adj. difficult to remember. 這個字有點難記/这个字有点难记。This character is a bit difficult to remember.
nán: hard
radical: 隹
jì: remember; bear in mind
radical: 言 (yán; language)
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休息 [xiū.xī] V. to rest. 我想休息休息。I want to take a break.
xiū: rest
radical: 亻
xī: rest
radical: 心 (xīn; heart)
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祝你幸福 [zhùnǐ xìngfú] VP. Wishing you happiness.
zhù: wish
radical: 衣
nǐ: you
radical: 亻
xìng: good fortune
radical: 土
fú: blessing; happiness
radical: 衣
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我比你高 [wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo] VP. I am taller than you
wǒ: I; me
radical: 戈 (gē; An ancient weapon)
Chinese Studies Classroom: The original meaning of the character “我” in oracle bone script referred to a deadly weapon used in slave society for executions and butchering livestock. From this original meaning, it extended to signify “wielding a large axe while shouting and demonstrating power.” However, by the Warring States period, the weapon represented by the original meaning of “我” had been replaced by more advanced weapons. As a result, the character “我” came to be widely used as a first-person pronoun.
bǐ: compare
radical: 比
nǐ: you
radical: 亻
gāo: tall
radical: 高
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強/强 [qiáng] Adj. strong. 我比你強/我比你强。I am better than you.
qiáng: strong; powerful
radical: 弓
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蔬菜 [shūcài] N. vegetables. 我很喜歡吃蔬菜/我很喜欢吃蔬菜。I really like eating vegetables.
shū: vegetables
radical: 艹 (cǎo: grass)
cài: vegetables
radical: 艹 (cǎo: grass)
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水果 [shuǐguǒ] N. fruits. 我去買水果/我去买水果。I’m going to buy fruit.
shuǐ: water
radical: 水
Chinese Studies Classroom: In oracle bone script, the character “水” resembles the shape of a river. Its original meaning is “river,” and later it extended to mean “water.” Additionally, from the concept of “water being still and level,” it evolved to represent “standard” or “level” in a broader sense.
guǒ: fruit
radical: 木 (mù; wood)
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