Zhongwen Words

A collection of images with Chinese characters, pinyin, and the English translation. Feel free to suggest words! Main language blog: Languageramblings

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Hi! Is Chinese your first language?

Mhmm, although I grew up in Canada so I also speak English natively. :)

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肥皂 | féizào | soap

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煙囪 (traditional), 烟囱 (simplified) | yāncōng | chimney

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播音 | bōyīn | to broadcast, transmit 

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I really love your blog! 我学了六个月的中文了。

谢谢！ 希望你学得好，中文是一个很美的语言。 :) 

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爆米花  | bào mǐ huā | popcorn

我们看电影的时候, 我们喜欢吃爆米花. Wǒmen kàn diànyǐng de shíhòu, wǒmen xǐhuān chī bào mǐhuā. When we watch movies, we like to eat popcorn.

爆: Formed from 火 (”huǒ”), ‘fire’ + 暴 (”bào”) ‘violent, brutal, tyrannical’

米: 'mǐ” itself is the radical, meaning ‘rice’

花: Formed from 艹 (”cǎo”), ‘grass’ + 化 (”huà”), ‘change, convert’

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污染 | wūrǎn | pollution

这个城市的污染很严重. Zhège chéngshì de wūrǎn hěn yánzhòng. This city's pollution is very severe.

污: Formed from 氵("shuǐ"), 'water' + 亏 ("kuī"), 'lose, fail, damage'

染: Formed from 木 ("mù"), 'tree, wood' + 氿 ("guǐ"), 'spring'

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熔化 | rónghuà | to melt

快一点, 你的冰淇淋要熔化了! Kuài yīdiǎn, nǐ de bīngqílín yào rónghuàle! Hurry up, your ice cream is going to melt!

熔: Formed from 火 ("huǒ"), 'fire' + 容 ("róng"), 'looks, appearance, figure'

化: Formed from 亻 ("rén"), 'man, person' + 匕 ("bǐ"), 'spoon, ladle'

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Are you a native Chinese?

是的.

(Yes, I am)

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運河 (Traditional), 运河 (Simplified) | yùnhé | canal

威尼斯有很多美丽的运河.

Wēinísī yǒu hěnduō měilì de yùnhé.

Venice has many beautiful canals.

运: Formed from 辶 ("chuò"), 'walk' + 云 ("yún"), 'clouds'

河: Formed from 氵("shuǐ"), 'water' + 可 ("kě"), 'may, can, possibly'

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煮 | zhǔ | to cook

你喜欢煮什么?

Nǐ xǐhuān zhǔ shénme?

What do you like to cook?

煮: Formed from 火 ("huǒ"), 'fire' + 者 ("zhě"), 'that which'

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偷 | tōu | to steal

别让狗把肉偷走!

Bié ràng gǒu bǎ ròu tōu zǒu!

Don't let the dog steal the meat! 

偷: Formed from 人 ("rén"), 'person, man' + 俞 ("yú"), 'to accede, to assent, Chinese surname'

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糖果 | tángguǒ | candy

很多孩子都爱吃糖果.

Hěnduō háizi dōu ài chī tángguǒ

Many children love to eat candy.

糖: Formed from 米 ("mǐ"), 'rice' + 唐 ("táng"), 'Tang dynasty'

果: Formed from 木 ("mù"), 'tree, wood' + 田 ("tián"), 'field'

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緣份 (Traditional), 缘份 (Simplified) | yuánfèn | fate, destiny

认识你是缘份.

Rènshí nǐ shì yuán fèn.

Meeting you was fate.

缘: Formed from 纟("sī"), 'silk' + 彖 ("tuàn"), 'hog, hedgehog, porcupine'

份: Formed from 亻("rén"), 'man, person' + 分 ("fēn, fèn"), 'part, division'

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鍵盤 (Traditional), 键盘 (Simplified) | jiànpán | keyboard

我在键盘上装了五种语言. 

Wǒ zài jiànpán shàng zhuāngle wǔ zhǒng yǔyán.

I've installed five languages on my keyboard

键: Formed from 钅 ("jīn"), 'gold, money' + 建 ("jiàn"), 'to build, establish'

盘: Formed from 舟 ("zhōu"), 'boat, ship' + 皿 ("mǐn"), 'shallow container'

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流 | liú | to flow

这条河流得很快.

Zhè tiáo hé liú dé hěn kuài.

This river flows very quickly.

流: Formed from 氵("shuǐ"), 'water' + 㐬 ("liú")

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海豹 | hǎibào | seal (literally, “sea leopard”)

我们去纽芬兰的时候，我们看到了一只海豹!

Wǒmen qù niǔ fēnlán de shíhòu, wǒmen kàn dàole yī zhī hǎibào! 

When we went to Newfoundland, we saw a seal!

海: Formed from 氵(“shuǐ”), ‘water’ + 每  (měi), ‘every, each’

豹: Formed from 豸 (“zhì”), ‘beast,’ + 勺 ( “sháo”), ‘spoon/ladle’

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So what do they call leopard seals?

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I had to search that up, and I found 豹海豹 or something a bit less redundant sounding, 豹形海豹 or 豹斑海豹.