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Showing posts with label Chinese Word Building. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese Word Building. Show all posts

19 January, 2016

Words with 目 (mù)

目 is often used as a part of many other Chinese words. It may mean "eye", "item" ("section", "catalogue", "table of contents" or "order"):



19 June, 2015

Words with 课 (kè)

means "lesson". As a part of another word, often indicates that its meaning is somehow related to school and studying process.
words with 课 ke

这本课本很好。 – zhè běn kèběn hěn hǎo – This textbook is very good. 
这篇课文很容易懂。 – zhè piān kè wén hěn róng yì dǒng – This text is easy to understand. 
课表在哪儿看? – kè biǎo zài nǎr kàn – Where can I see the timetable? 
大学的课程很难。 – dà xué de kè chéng hěn nán – The university curriculum is complicated. 
课堂关门了。 – kè táng guān mén le – The classrom is closed. 
教室里有很多课桌。 – jiào shì li yǒu hěn duō kè zhuō – In the classroom there are many desks. 
孩子参加课外的运动班。 – hái zi cān jiā kè wài de yùn dòng bān – Children can attend extracurricular activities. 
今天的课题很有意思。 – jīn tiān de kè tí hěn yǒu yì si – Today's lesson is interesting.

28 May, 2015

Chinese Words Beginning With 双 (shuāng)

Remember that post about words beginning with (dān)? Now it is time to compare the usage of and
双 (shuāng) is a another good example of a morpheme with strong word-building ability. As a prefix, it means “two-”, ”bi-”, “double”, etc. 


chinese words beginning with shuang

14 May, 2015

Words With 单

In the article about Chinese negative prefixes, it was already mentioned that Mandarin Chinese is rarely described as a language having prefixes. However, (dān) is a good example of a meaningful morphem that has very strong word-building ability. As a prefix, it usually means “one-”, “mono-”, ”uni-”, “single”, etc. 

These are some commonly used words beginning with


单 As Prefix


More examples:

03 May, 2015

Chinese Negative Prefixes

It is not common to describe Chinese language as having prefixes and suffixes. However, there are some characters that can give a clue about the possible meaning of a word or phrase. 

These are prefixes that are used to negate Chinese adjectives and some other parts of speech.

Negative prefixes in Chinese

22 April, 2015

07 April, 2015

Words with 习 | Слова с 习

  1. 我想复习一下语法。 - wǒ xiǎng fùxí yīxià yǔfǎ. - I am going to review grammar. - Я собираюсь немного повторить грамматику. 
  2. 学生在医院实习期间。- xuéshēng zài yīyuàn shíxí qíjiān. - The students are on internship in hospital. - Студенты на практике в больнице. 
  3. 补习班 - bǔ xí bān - cram school (supplementary lessons) - подготовительные занятия (курсы, уроки с репетитором и т. п.) 
  4. 学习汉语要多练习!- xuéxí hànyǔ yào duō liànxí! - Learning Mandarin Chinese requires much practice. - Изучение китайского языка требует больше практики! ‪