一 字 一 日 ZI 字 Zi 字 is pronounced in the fourth tone. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Two separate meanings: character, word examples: yi 一 zi字 = one word zi 字dian 典 = dictionary zi 字means word and dian 典means standard or canon name example: qian 签 zi 字 = sign… Keep Reading
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Posted July 2nd, 2010yi zi yi ri 一 字 一 日 Since the title of my website is Chinese Character A Day, we will begin by translating that title into Chinese and start with YI 一 The word Yi 一 is the most commonly used word in Chinese. It is pronounced like the letter E but in the… Keep Reading
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Posted July 1st, 2010Dear Reader, Thank you for subscribing to my website <chinesecharacteraday> to learn Mandarin Chinese. I will teach you. Unlike English, Chinese is a pictorial language. Every word is a picture and needs to be memorized. This sounds difficult but the computer has made learning Chinese much, much easier. By the end of this first lesson,… Keep Reading
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