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HSK 1 Chinese Decode

Treasure In A "Country"?

国家、回去、商场、上车、前天

guójiā, huíqu, shāngchǎng, shàngchē, qiántiān

5:42 min video · 35 sentences · 14 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 国guócountry
  2. 中国zhōngguóChina
  3. 出国chūguógo abroad
  4. 家jiāhome
  5. 回家huíjiāgo home
  6. 大家dàjiāeveryone
  7. 国家guójiācountry
  8. 回huíreturn
  9. 回答huídáanswer
  10. 回来huílaicome back
  11. 去qùgo
  12. 出去chūqùgo out
  13. 去年qùniánlast year
  14. 回去huíqugo back
  15. 商shāngtrade
  16. 商店shāngdiànshop
  17. 商人shāngrénmerchant
  18. 场chǎngopen space
  19. 机场jīchǎngairport
  20. 广场guǎngchǎngpublic square
  21. 商场shāngchǎngshopping mall
  22. 上shàngup
  23. 上课shàngkèattend class
  24. 马上mǎshàngright away
  25. 车chēvehicle
  26. 汽车qìchēcar
  27. 车站chēzhànstation
  28. 上车shàngchēget on
  29. 前qiánbefore
  30. 以前yǐqiánbefore
  31. 面前miànqiánin front of
  32. 天tiānday
  33. 今天jīntiāntoday
  34. 明天míngtiāntomorrow
  35. 前天qiántiānday before yesterday

About this lesson

character:国家、回去、商场、上车、前天: Treasure In A "Country"?. 国家 (country): 国 囗 border + 玉 jade; 家 宀 roof + 豕 pig. 回去 (go back): 回 囗 border + 口 mouth; 去 土 soil + 厶 private. 商场 (shopping mall): 商 亠 lid + 丷 two dots + 冏 bright; 场 土 soil + 勿 do not. 上车 (get on): 上 ⺊ vertical stroke + 一 one; 车 七 seven + 十 ten. 前天 (day before yesterday): 前 丷 two dots + 一 one + 刖 cutting off feet; 天 一 one + 大 big (next: family:车) (twist: 火车) (challenge: 本)

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
国家guójiācountryHSK 1
中国zhōngguóChinaHSK 1
出国chūguógo abroadHSK 2
回家huíjiāgo homeHSK 1
大家dàjiāeveryoneHSK 2
回去huíqugo backHSK 1
回答huídáanswerHSK 1
回来huílaicome backHSK 1
出去chūqùgo outHSK 1
去年qùniánlast yearHSK 1
商场shāngchǎngshopping mallHSK 1
商店shāngdiànshopHSK 1
商人shāngrénmerchantHSK 2
机场jīchǎngairportHSK 1

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