This is part 3 of a series in which you'll learn a total of 100 common Chinese Characters!
You’ll learn the core meaning of each character and see how it’s written. You’ll also see how it combines with other common characters to form words and sentences.
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6 Everyday Chinese Characters with Example Words and Sentences
A complete summary from the video above.
Example words and sentences with "有" from the video above:
Words:
没有 méi yǒu: to not have
还有 hái yǒu: furthermore
只有 zhǐ yǒu: only
Sentences:
我没有钱。
wǒ méi yǒu qián.
I do not have money.
我有一个弟弟。
wǒ yǒu yī gè dì di.
I have a little brother.
Example words and sentences with "个" from the video above:
Words:
个人 gè rén: an individual
整个 zhěng gè: whole / entire
每个 měi gè: every one
Sentences:
我吃了整个蛋糕。
wǒ chī le zhěng gè dàn gāo
I ate the whole cake.
这里的每个西瓜都很甜。
zhè lǐ de měi gè xī guā dōu hěn tián.
Every watermelon here is very sweet.
Example words and sentences with "好" from the video above:
Words:
好像 hǎo xiàng: seem like
友好 yǒu hǎo: friendly
最好 zuì hǎo: best
Sentences:
她非常友好。
tā fēi cháng yǒu hǎo.
She is really friendly.
这是最好的手机。
zhè shì zuì hǎo de shǒu jī.
This is the best cell phone.
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Example words and sentences with "来" from the video above:
Words:
出来 chū lái: to come out / to appear
以来 yǐ lái: since
后来 hòu lái: afterwards / later
Sentences:
太阳通常五点出来。
tài yáng tōng cháng wǔ diǎn chū lái.
The sun usually comes out at five o'clock.
她后来去了北京。
tā hòu lái qù le běi jīng.
She later went to Beijing.
Example words and sentences with "人" from the video above:
Words:
人们 rén men: people
个人 gè rén: an individual / personal
别人 bié rén: other people / others
Sentences:
请填写你的个人信息。
qǐng tián xiě nǐ de gè rén xìn xī.
Please fill in your personal information.
不要拿别人的东西。
bù yào ná bié rén de dōng xi.
Don't take other people's things.
Example words and sentences with "那" from the video above:
Words:
那个 nà ge: that one
那些 nà xiē: those
那边 nà bian: over there
Sentences:
那个多少钱？
nà ge duō shao qián？
How much is that one?
那些是我做的饺子。
nà xiē shì wǒ zuò de jiǎo zi.
Those are the dumplings that I made.
Most Common Chinese Characters: 1-6
Character | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
有 | yǒu | to have / there is |
个 | gè | a general measure word |
好 | hǎo | good/ well |
来 | lái | to come |
人 | rén | man / person |
那 | nà | that |
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