Chinese writing system HuiJu Chuang University of HawaiiManoa
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Chinese writing system Hui-Ju Chuang University of Hawaii-Manoa Hui-Ju Chuang
Sound system review • Simple finals a o e i u ü • Initials b d g j zc zh p t k q m n h x f l sh r s ch Hui-Ju Chuang
Sound system review cha lu re xiang su xu qian nan zhou Hui-Ju Chuang
Sound system review zū cǒng fùmǔ shuì zhèng huì jiǔ xuě bànyè Hui-Ju Chuang yóng
Tone changed rules • When a third tone syllable is followed by another third tone syllable, the first syllable change to second tone e. g. hěn hǎo --> hén hǎo (very good) hǎo jiǔ -->háo jiǔ (good wine) Hui-Ju Chuang
• When two forth tone syllables occur together, the first syllable will change to second tone • But only apply to two words yì (one) and bù (not) • e. g. yì dìng --->yí dìng (definitely) bù duì--> bú duì (not correct) Hui-Ju Chuang
Chinese writing system • Six categories 1. 象形 (xiàngxíng) Pictographs Hui-Ju Chuang
Chinese writing system 2. 指事 (zhǐshì) Self-explanatory characters Hui-Ju Chuang
Chinese writing system 3. 會意(huìyì) Associative compounds Sun moon - bright 日rì 月yuè 明míng 4. 形聲(xíngshēng) Pictophonetic characters Hui-Ju Chuang
Chinese writing system 5. 轉注(zhuǎnzhù) Mutually explanatory characters e. g. 老 lǎo 考kǎo ‘elder’ ‘to test’ 6. 假借 (jiǎjiè) Phonetic loan characters e. g. 來lái 花huā ‘to come’ ‘flower/to spend’ Hui-Ju Chuang
Chinese basic stroke • • • 點 ‘dot’ 橫 ‘horizontal’ 豎 ‘vertical’ 撇 ‘downward left’ 捺 ‘downward right’ 提 ‘upward’ 橫鈎 ‘horizontal hook’ 豎鈎 ‘vertical hook’ 斜鈎 ‘slanted hook’ 橫折 ‘horizontal bend’ 豎折 ‘vertical bend’ Hui-Ju Chuang
Guidelines for stroke order A. From left to right B. From top to bottom C. Horizontal before vertical D. From outside to inside E. Middle before two sides F. Inside before closing Hui-Ju Chuang
Useful expressions A: Nǐ hǎo! ‘How do you do? ’ B: Nǐ hǎo! ‘How do you do? ’ A: Dàjiā hǎo! ‘How are you, everyone? ’ B: Lǎoshī hǎo! ‘How are you, teacher? ’ Hui-Ju Chuang
• Shàng kè ‘Let’s begin the class. ’ • Xià kè ‘The class is over. ’ A: Míngbai ma? ‘Do you understand? ’ B: Míngbai le. ‘Yes, I/we understand. ’ A: Dǒng bù dǒng? ‘Do you understand? ’ B: Dǒng le. ‘Yes, I/we understand. ’ Hui-Ju Chuang
• Qǐng gēn wǒ shōu. ‘Please repeat after me. ’ • Qǐng zài shōu yí biàn. • ‘Please say it again. ’ • Qǐng wèn…. . • ‘Excuse me…; May I ask…? ’ • Xièxie! • ‘Thank you. ’ Hui-Ju Chuang
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