Showing posts with label 人 (person) radical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 人 (person) radical. Show all posts

Monday, 29 June 2015

会 (future tense particle; to be able to; meeting)


Pinyin:  hui4

Meaning: 1. A particle added in front of a verb to indicate the future tense. 2. To be able to do something; to have or know a skill/ability. 3. (noun) Meeting.

Examples:
1. 明天下雨吗? (ming2tian1 hui4 xia4yu3 ma1?, Will it rain tomorrow?)
2. 我开车。(wo3hui4 kai1che1, I know how to drive/I can drive.)
3. 我中文。(wo3hui4 zhong1wen2, I know Chinese.)
4. 我们要开。(wo3men2 yao4 kai1hui4, We are going to have a meeting.)

Number of strokes: 6

HSK level: 1

Radicals:  (person) radical

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

们 (plural suffix for personal nouns/pronouns)

们 


Pinyin: men

Meaning: a suffix added at the end of a personal noun/pronoun to form the plural form of that noun/pronoun.

Examples: 我们 (wo3men, we/us), 你们 (ni3men, you (plural)), 他们 (ta1men, they/them), 朋友们 (peng2you3men, friends), 孩子们 (hai2zimen, children)

[Note: 们 is often omitted from the plural form of personal nouns and is usually only added for emphasis, eg. when addressing a group of people.]

Number of strokes: 5

HSK level: 1

Radicals:  (person) radical

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

他 (he/him)


Pinyin: ta1

Meaning: he, him

Number of strokes: 5

HSK level: 1

Radicals: 人 (person) radical

Monday, 15 June 2015

你 (you)


Pinyin: ni3

Meaning: you

Number of strokes: 7

HSK level: 1

Radicals: 人 (person) radical