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Mandarin Season Vocabulary

Mandarin Season Vocabulary

Mandarin Season Vocabulary: a reference table of 8 words, with Chinese characters, dictionary pinyin and selected English meanings.

Mandarin Serial Verb Sentences

Mandarin Serial Verb Sentences

Related verb phrases can share a subject within a clause.

日 Radical: Shapes and Vocabulary Practice

日 Radical: Shapes and Vocabulary Practice

日 is associated with the sun radical, numbered 72 in the Kangxi system.

Mandarin Time Vocabulary

Mandarin Time Vocabulary

Mandarin Time Vocabulary: a reference table of 8 words, with Chinese characters, dictionary pinyin and selected English meanings.

Mandarin Tones: Reading the Four Tone Marks

Mandarin Tones: Reading the Four Tone Marks

Mandarin has four main lexical tones and a neutral tone.

Mandarin Tone Sandhi: Written Tones and Spoken Changes

Mandarin Tone Sandhi: Written Tones and Spoken Changes

Tone sandhi changes a syllable’s pronunciation in a connected phrase.

Mandarin Transport Vocabulary

Mandarin Transport Vocabulary

Mandarin Transport Vocabulary: a reference table of 8 words, with Chinese characters, dictionary pinyin and selected English meanings.

水 Radical: Shapes and Vocabulary Practice

水 Radical: Shapes and Vocabulary Practice

水 is associated with the water radical, numbered 85 in the Kangxi system.

Mandarin Weather Vocabulary

Mandarin Weather Vocabulary

Mandarin Weather Vocabulary: a reference table of 8 words, with Chinese characters, dictionary pinyin and selected English meanings.

木 Radical: Shapes and Vocabulary Practice

木 Radical: Shapes and Vocabulary Practice

木 is associated with the tree radical, numbered 75 in the Kangxi system.

AWSL: Meaning in Chinese Internet Language

AWSL: Meaning in Chinese Internet Language

An initialism for 啊我死了, used as an exaggerated reaction of delight or excitement.

把字句 (bǎ zì jù): Mandarin Grammar Example

把字句 (bǎ zì jù): Mandarin Grammar Example

把 introduces the affected object before the verb.