1. Introduction （Part II)
CHI I-101
Prof. Shi Laoshi 施老師
Bard High School Early College

2. Dr. Ling-Ling Shih, Bard High School Early College
Objectives
Review consonants
Learn Finals
Learn the Writing systems
Learn some expressions
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3. Pinyin: Vowels: Five Simple Vowels a, e, i, o, u
Please use these links to practice the “finals” (vowels and vowel+nasal combinations)
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4. 1nd Basic Chinese Vowels: a
Simple vowel “a” is pronounced like /a/ in father.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition 爸爸
bà ba
father 妈妈 媽媽
mā ma
mother
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5. 2nd Basic Chinese Vowels: e
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition 哥 gē
elder brother; 喝 hē
to drink
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition 也 yě
surname Ye;
Make a sound as if you have seen something really disgusting:“ergh”. When /e/ is used with other vowels it can also be pronounced “ê” which is similar to “e” in the English word “bed”.
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6. 3rd Basic Chinese Vowel: i
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition 一 yī
one; 1; 七 qī
seven; 7;
“I” is pronounced like “ea” in squeak, or in eat.
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7. Dr. Ling-Ling Shih, Bard High School Early College
Exception: “I” does not pronounced like “ea” in east in the following sound combinations:
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition 字 zì
letter; symbol; character; word; 次 cì
order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time; 四 sì
four; 4; 至
zhì
to arrive; most; to; until; 赤
chì
red; scarlet; bare; naked; 是
shì
is; are; am; yes; to be; 日 rì
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan;
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8. 4th Basic Chinese Vowel: o
“o” is pronounced like “o” in “frog” or “law” but round your lips and make a perfect circle.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition 波 bō
Poland; Polish; abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]; 泼 潑 pō
to splash; 摸 mō
To touch 佛 fó
Buddha
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9. Fifth Basic Chinese Sound: u
Push your lips forward and make a narrow gap through which your breath can vibrate. Your lips should take the shape they make when you say the word “fool”.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition 不 bù
not; no; 铺 鋪 pū
to spread; to display; to set up; 木 mù
wood; 父 fù
father;
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10. Variation of the Fifth Basic Chinese Vowel : ü
“I” with rounded lips!
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition 女 nǚ
female; woman 绿 綠 lǜ
green;
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Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition 据 據 jù
according to; to occupy; 去 qù
to go; to go to (a place); 续 續 Xù
to continue; to replenish; 玉 yù
jade;
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14. Learn Mandarin Pinyin: Compound Finals and Nasal Finals
Here are very good videos to teach vowels and vowel combinations.
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15. Dr. Ling-Ling Shih, Bard High School Early College
Learn to pronounce different pinyin combination with four different tones
(pinyin combination chart 1)
(Pinyin combination chart 2)
(Pinyin combination chart 3)
(Pinyin combination chart 4)
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16. Dr. Ling-Ling Shih, Bard High School Early College
The Writing System
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17. Painting –Prior to writing
汉字和图画的关系----看图识字
具体、形象、生动
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18. Symbols on the turtle shells
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19. Dr. Ling-Ling Shih, Bard High School Early College
刻划符号
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20. The first character in Chinese according to lengends.
鱼 (fish)
鸟-乌
龙—龙头—水龙头
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21. The six categories in Chinese language
Pictographs
Self-explanatory characters
Associative compounds
Pictogphonetic characters (with one element indicating meaning and the other sound)
Mutually explanatory characters
Phonetic loan characters
汉字的构造
了解汉字的结构，可以更好地教汉字：字理教学
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22. Dr. Ling-Ling Shih, Bard High School Early College
1. pictographs
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Pictograph: “雨”
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Pictograph: 云”
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25. Pictograph: the character for mountain—“山”
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Pictographs： “象” 象
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Pictograph—鼠 鼠
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pictograph—门 门
门当户对、朱门酒肉臭
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pictographs—瓜、巢
把汉字与实物相对应时要注意到象形字中的一种特殊类型：合体象形。
其他例子：眉、石
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30. Categories 2—Self-explanatory characters
本（root）
本= 木 + with a
a line at the root
The character “本”
(meaning “root”).
周末、期末、年末
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Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition
dàn
dawn; morning; day-break; day; 旦
旦 =》 日 (“sun”) + the horizontal line (symbolizing the horizen)
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Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Mandarin Pinyin
English Definition 上
shàng
Above 下
xià
down
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33. Category 3:Associative compounds: 笔（pen)= 竹（bamboo)+毛（[animal] hair)
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34. Associative compound—看 (“look”)
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35. Associative compounds
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36. Category 4—Phoneticpictographs
80% of Chinese characters are phoneticpictographs.
妈 ==》女 + 马
(mother)
Indicates the sound how the word might be pronounced: “ma”
用“提示读音和意义”不用“表示读音和意义”。
Meaning
”Woman”
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37. Dr. Ling-Ling Shih, Bard High School Early College
Guessing games
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