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Page Nine
Paragraph Three

When a baby is one month old，he is given his
name during a Red Egg ceremony.

Chinese Translation:

Page Nine 第 九 页dì jiǔ yè

Paragraph Three 第 三 段dì sān duàn

When a baby (婴儿yīng ér )is one (一yī) month (月yuè ) old ( 大dà)， he (他tā) is given his (他的tā de ) name (名字míng zi) during a Red Egg (红蛋hóng dàn) ceremony (典 礼diǎn lǐ) .

Vocabulary

1. baby = 婴儿yīng ér

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2. month = 月yuè

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*This word means moon as well as month

3. his = 他的tā de

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*when the character 的 follows the pronoun 他, then the two words 他的 mean his

4. name = 名字míng zi

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5. Red Egg = 红蛋hóng dàn

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6. ceremony = 典礼diǎn lǐ

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Please note that “dì” is a stem word which means land. The character following “dì” will determine the meaning of the two words (compound word) placed together. In this case, “tú” means picture or drawing or chart. Thus “dì tú” means land drawing or MAP. There are more than two dozen compound words with “dì” as the stem word. Some examples are “ dì qiǔ “ land ball = earth, “dì lǐ” land logic = geography, “dì léi” land thunder = land mine, “dì zhèn “ land shaking = earth-quake，”dì xià” land below = underground， “dì tiě” land iron = underground railroad.

Chinese Translation:

More on Maps (地图dì tú) and the stem word 地

Please note that 地 is a stem word which means land. The character following 地 will determine the meaning of the two words (compound word) placed together. In this case, 图 means picture or drawing or chart. Thus 地图 means land drawing or MAP. There are more than two dozen compound words with 地 as the stem word. Some examples are 地 球 dì qiǔ (land ball = earth), 地 理 dì lǐ (land logic = geography), 地雷 dì léi (land thunder = land mine), 地震 dì zhèn（land shaking = earth-quake）， 地下 dì xià（land below = underground）， 地 铁 dì tiě (land iron = underground railroad).

Vocabulary

1. map =地图 dì tú

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2. Earth = Land ball = 地球dì qiǔ

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3. Geography = land logic =地理 dì lǐ

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4. Land-mine = land thunder = 地雷dì léi

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5. Earthquake = land shaking = 地震dì zhèn

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6. Underground = land below = 地下dì xià

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7. Underground railroad = land iron = 地铁dì tiě

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Page Nine

Paragraph One

On old Chinese maps, south was shown at the top and north at the bottom. The fifth direction was the center, where the country of China was placed. China means middle kingdom.

Chinese Translation:

Page Nine 第 九 页dì jiǔ yè

Paragraph One 第 一 段dì yī duàn

On old Chinese 中 国 maps (地 图dì tú), south (南nán)was shown at the top (上shàng) and north (北běi) at the bottom (下xià). The fifth 第五 direction 方向 was the center (中zhōng ), where the country 国 家 of China was placed. China means middle (中zhōng ) kingdom (国guǒ).

Vocabulary:

1. Page 9 = 第九页dì jiǔ yè

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2. Paragraph One = 第一段dì yī duàn

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3. maps = 地图dì tú

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Please note that 地 is a stem word which means land. The character following 地 will decide on the meaning of the two words (compound word) placed together. In this case, 图 means picture or drawing or chart. Thus 地图 means land drawing or MAP. There are more than two dozen compound words with 地 as the stem word. Some examples are 地 球 (land ball = earth), 地 理 (land logic = geography), 地雷 (land thunder = land mine), 地震（land shaking = earth-quake），地下 （land below = underground）.

4. south = 南 nán

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5. top = 上 shàng

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6. north = 北 běi

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7. bottom = 下 xià

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8. center or middle = 中 zhōng

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9. China = middle kingdom = middle 中 zhōng
kingdom 国 guǒ

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Page Nine

Paragraph One

These colors corresponded to the five elements: fire, water, wood, metal, earth and five directions. In old Chinese maps, south was shown at the top and north at the bottom. The fifth direction was the center, where the country of China was placed. China means middle kingdom.

Chinese Translation:

Page Nine 第 九 页dì jiǔ yè

Paragraph One 第 一 段dì yī duàn

These colors corresponded to the five elements (五 性wǔ xìng): fire(火huǒ ) , water (水shuǐ), wood (木mù), metal (金jīng), earth (土tǔ )and five (五wǔ)directions (方向 fāng xiàng).
In old 古 时 Chinese 中 国 maps 地 图, south 南 was shown at the top 上 and north 北 at the bottom 下. The fifth 第五 direction 方向 was the center 中,where the country 国 家 of China was placed. China means middle 中 kingdom 国.

Vocabulary

1. Page 9 = 第九页dì jiǔ yè

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2. Paragraph One = 第一段dì yī duàn

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3. five elements = 五性wǔ xìng

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4. fire = 火 huǒ

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5. water = 水 shuǐ

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6. wood = 木 mù

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7. metal = 金 jīng

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8. earth = 土 tǔ

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9. directions = 方向 fāng xiàng

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