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HSK 1 Chinese Decode

These Were All Drawings

山·日·木·手

shān rì mù shǒu

0:48 min video · 4 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 山shānmountain
  2. 日rìsun
  3. 木mùtree
  4. 手shǒuhand

About this lesson

pictographs:山·日·木·手: These Were All Drawings. 山 mountain, 日 sun, 木 tree, 手 hand (next: character:次) (twist: 火山·歌手) (challenge: 天)

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
山shānmountainHSK 1
日rìsunHSK 1
木mùtree
手shǒuhandHSK 1
火山huǒshānvolcanoHSK 7-9
歌手gēshǒusingerHSK 3

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