Showing posts with label 6 strokes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 6 strokes. 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

Friday, 26 June 2015

有 (to have, to be/exist (in a place))


Pinyin:  you3

Meaning: 1. to have (in the possessive sense), 2. to have (done something) [Note: usually used in the negative sense], 3. to be/exist in a place (ie. "there is/are ~")

Examples:
1. 我一个孩子。 (wo3you3 yi2ge4 hai2zi, I have one child.)
2. 我没去过中国。 (wo3mei2you3 qv4guo4 zhong3guo2, I have not been to China.)
3. 这里很多医生。 (zhe4li3 you3 hen3duo1 yi1sheng1, There are many doctors here. (Lit: Here have many doctors.)

Number of strokes: 6

HSK level: 1

Radicals: N/A

Thursday, 25 June 2015

好 (good, ok (affirmative answer to a question), easy/enjoyable (prefix to form positive adjectives)


Pinyin: hao3

Meaning: 1. good (adjective), 2. ok (an affirmative answer to a question indicating agreement); 3. prefix added to a verb to form a positive adjective indicating ease of use or enjoyment

Examples: 
1. 人 ((a) good person)
2. A: 你跟我去吧。 (ni3 gen3wo3 qv4ba, Come with me.) B: 。 (hao3, Ok.)
3. 吃 (delicious/yummy, lit: good to eat), 玩 (fun, lit: good to play), 看 (1. attractive, lit: good to look at)
4. 这车很开。(zhe4liang4che1 hen3hao3kai1, This car is very easy to drive.)

Number of strokes: 6

HSK level: 1

Radicals:  (woman) radical

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

在 (at/to be (at a place)/to be doing something)


Pinyin: zai4

Meaning: 1. at; 2. to be/exist at a place; 3. to be in the middle of doing something (precedes a verb to form the present participle of the verb)

Examples:
1. A: 你家吗? (ni3 zai4 jia1 ma1?, Are you at home?) B: 我。(wo3 zai4 jia1, I am at home). 
2. A: 他 (ta1 zai4 ma1?, Is he [here/there]?) B: 他不。(ta1 bu2 zai4, He is not [here/there]). 
3. 我吃饭。(wo3 zai4 chi1fan4, I am eating (a meal))

Number of strokes: 6

HSK level: 1

Radicals: N/A

Sunday, 21 June 2015

吗 (question particle)


Pinyin: ma1 (or ma)

Meaning: a particle added at the end of a statement to form a sentence

Examples: 医生? (ni3shi4 yi1sheng1 ma1?, Are you a doctor?, Lit: You are (a) doctor [question particle]?)

Number of strokes: 6

HSK level: 1

Radicals: 口 (mouth) radical

Wednesday, 17 June 2015

她 (she/her)


Pinyin: ta1

Meaning: she, her

Number of strokes: 6

HSK level: 1

Radicals: 女 (woman) radical