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RADICAL - FEMALE A Chinese radical (bùshu), literally meaning “section header”, is a graphical component of a Chinese character.
The radical (n) means female, and naturally characters derived from it are connected to female.
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female
jimèi
young lady
gniáng
FAMILY TREE In Chinese, unique words are used to specify your position in the family. For example, the word for younger sister is different from that of elder sister.
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Member Chinese Pinyin grandparents zfùm grandmother zm grandfather zfù
parents fùm
mother/mum / mqn/ mma
father/dad / fùqn/ bàba
siblings xingdì jimèi
elder brother / gg/xing younger brother dìdì elder sister jiji
younger sister mèimei twin brothers luánshng xingdì
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children (grown up) zin
daughter n'ér son érzi
grandchildren snzi
husband (formal) zhàngf
husband (endearing) logng
wife (endearing) / lopó/tàitài
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Category Chinese Pinyin man nán woman n boy nán háizi girl n háizi children // értóng/xiotóng/xiohái adult chéngrén elderly lorén young people niánqng rén youth (lit. green age) qngnián baby (formal) yng'ér baby (endearing) (lit. treasure) bobo
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I have an elder brother and two
younger sisters.
w yu ygè gg hé ling gè mèimei
yu háizi ma
w méiyu háizi
In most cases, you can skip saying "you" in a one on one informal dialogue.
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CHILDREN AND PARENTS 7
I have two, a boy and a girl.
They are healthy, thanks!
n yu j gè háizi
w yu ling gè, ygè nánhái hé ygè nhái
n de fùm ho ma
, tmen hái jiànzài, xièxiè
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How are your parents? (Your parents good?)
SIMPLIFIED PRONOUNS Chinese has much simplified rules around pronouns
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n
t
t
It, it
t
For possessive pronouns, simply add de which means "of", e.g.
"my, mine" - w de
"your, yours" - n de
"our, ours" - wmen de
We, us
wmen
They, them
tmen
You, you
nmen
The Chinese traditional cultural values of harmony, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, honesty, loyalty, and filial piety are embodied in China's diplomacy through the concept of harmony.
Filial Piety (xiàoshùn)
A central concept in Chinese family values
As in many Asian cultures, the elders of the family are revered for their wisdom.
Founded in Confucianism (kng jiào) elders are respected and taken care of.
Ok for Personal Questions
In China, it’s quite usual to ask personal questions when you first meet someone.
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CLASSROOM EXERCISE 7 1. Fill in the below family tree in Chinese, from the perspective of Lily:
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________
2. True or false
About Lily and her family True (duì) False (cuò)
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CLASSROOM EXERCISE 7