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HSK 1 Chinese Decode

A King In "Ball"?

球、记、差、动作、妹

qiú, jì, chà, dòngzuò, mèi

3:30 min video · 17 sentences · 14 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 球qiúball
  2. 打球dǎqiúplay ball
  3. 地球dìqiúthe Earth
  4. 记jìrecord
  5. 记得jìderemember
  6. 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook
  7. 差chàgap
  8. 差不多chàbùduōalmost the same
  9. 动dòngmove
  10. 运动yùndòngsport
  11. 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
  12. 作zuòmake
  13. 工作gōngzuòjob
  14. 作业zuòyèhomework
  15. 动作dòngzuòaction
  16. 妹mèiyounger sister
  17. 妹妹mèimeiyounger sister

About this lesson

character:球、记、差、动作、妹: A King In "Ball"?. 球 (ball): 球 王 king + 求 seek. 记 (remember): 记 讠 words + 己 self. 差 (difference): 差 羊 sheep + 工 work. 动作 (action): 动 云 cloud + 力 strength; 作 亻 person + 乍 suddenly. 妹 (younger sister): 妹 女 woman + 未 not yet (next: soundalike:生) (twist: 气球·球迷) (challenge: 话)

How to practise

  1. Watch each character being drawn, stroke by stroke, and spot its parts as they light up.
  2. Say each character and word after the Mandarin voice.
  3. Try the challenge at the end before the answer, then write the characters once from memory.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
球qiúballHSK 1
打球dǎqiúplay ballHSK 1
地球dìqiúthe EarthHSK 2
记jìrecordHSK 1
记得jìderememberHSK 1
笔记本bǐjìběnnotebookHSK 2
差chàgapHSK 1
差不多chàbùduōalmost the sameHSK 2
动作dòngzuòactionHSK 1
运动yùndòngsportHSK 2
动物园dòngwùyuánzooHSK 2
工作gōngzuòjobHSK 1
作业zuòyèhomeworkHSK 2
妹mèiyounger sisterHSK 1

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