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 场面 chang3mian2 spectacle端 duan1 carry with both hands 盛 cheng2 hold contain东张西望 dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4 企图 qi2tu2 attempt动手 dong4shou3…

客从东方来，衣上灞陵雨。 问客何为来，采山因买斧。 冥冥花正开，飏飏燕新乳。 昨别今已春，鬓丝生几缕。 Kè cóng dōngfāng lái, yī shàng bà líng yǔ. Wèn kè hé wéi lái, cǎi shān…

  The ancients used sounds and images to distinguish good from evil. 古人象形声意辨恶良 吊 to HANG as in to hang…

笠 li4 it’s a rainhat made of bamboo.  bamboo on top, standing person on the bottom, illustrates the idea. sound…

Because there are so few cognates between European languages and Chinese we must make do with link-words, which are words…

屯 纯 吨 钝 Tún chún dūn dùn Tun2 village, garrison; zhun1 stingy chun2 Pure, Unmixed dun1 Ton dun4 Blunt…

岸上旁边是一个山岭和一个峡.Ànshàng pángbiān shì yīgè shānlǐng hé yīgè xiá.Next to the shore is a mountain and a gorge.

 我的斧斩断这个木头.   Wǒ de fǔ zhǎn duàn zhège mùtou.      My axe cuts through the wood 

 虽然鸭子很雅的,但是它们没有牙齿.所以它们比人类亚的. Suīrán yāzi hěn yǎ de, dànshì tāmen méiyǒu yáchǐ. Suǒyǐ tāmen bǐ rénlèi yà de.   Google and Baidu…

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魂Hún soul, which is detachable from a body. (cloud云ghost鬼)魄 pò soul attached to the body (white白ghost鬼) 灵líng quick alert clever…

No I am not afraid of children in melon vines or of dogs and bugsWhy do you ask? Thus I…

simplified on the right otherwise both simplified and traditional are the same.  Cū 麤 粗 coarse, rough Shān 羴 flock…

 投案自首 tou2 an4 zi4 shou3 to turn oneself into the police. to surrender. q.v. to throw in the towel. lit.:…

众人拾柴火焰高  Zhòngrén shí chái huǒyàn gāo lit. crowd people gather wood fire flame high  many hands make light work

  三才者 三才者 – 天地人 三光者－日月星   Three Types: Heaven, Earth, Man Three Light: Sun, Moon, Stars  It’s part of…

爱民如子 to love the nation as one’s children公私分明 to carefully distinguish the public from private永远做一个好皇帝 to ever act as a…

震为雷 Trembling shock, because of thunder. 震上震下 Zhèn (The Arousing, Thunder) above, Zhèn (The Arousing, Thunder) below. Judgment 震。 亨。…

 欣赏　xin1shang3　appreciate 感激　gan3ji1 to feel grateful for同情　tong2qing2　empathy 共情[+能力]　gong4qing2[+negn2li4] empathy 心理咨询师　xin1li3zi1xun2shi1　psychologist同理心　tong2li3xin1 empathy感同身受　gan3tong2shen1shou4 physical empathy 理解　li3jie3 understand生产力　shengchanli productivity [of an industry, manufacturing]有效率　you3xiao4lv4 efficient效率很高　xia4lv4　hen3gao1…

维持　wei2chi2 preserve+support = be maintained hold out last nb this wei2 is also an abbreviation for Uighurs. 钴矿gu3kuang4 cobalt mine…

Chinese SHEEP are calling out for French SHIP羊叫咩mie mie is the way french sheep bas and so also is it…

差 Chà  hand + grain + work tool. But the grain character was suppressed for simplification  so all you see…

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 So I didn’t terrorize the crows last night. Enjoy the concerto!

 What day on the calendar? Really? rili=calandar 日历 Let’s vote by a show of hands 手shou=hand I shall update this…

kao 靠 lit. lean on fig. rely on admonish/warn告gao on top “not”非fei below. It’s both a combined idea character and…

坐　sit幽　you remote巫　wu witch座　seatedTwo witches sat on  a remote mountain两位巫女在一座幽怨的山坐了　　　　Try to learn characters in relation to each other and in related…

 赐 ci4 confer bestow grant rare example of a yang type character that doesn’t use (y)-ang as it’s sound clue.赐 …

追踪器 tracking device 定位仪 geolocator 更舒服　more comfortable answers below the cut

各 格 客 路 骆 烙 络 落 酪Gè gé kè lù luò luò lào luò luò làoeach Grid guest…

Names for colors arose relatively late in human history and tend to be unique to each culture and are usually…

 suiyua随便 this sui is hand holding meat on a road at the outskirts of town, the foothills nearest the town.…

 立即 利己 力及 痢疾 里挤 粒机Lìjí lìjǐ lìjí lì jí lǐ jǐ lì jīImmediately Selfish Force Dysentery Squeeze-in Granulator立即Immediately Lìjí利己SelfishLìjí…

月饼yue4bing moon cake清晨qing1chen2 early (lit. clear) morning迎面ying2mian4 head on, face to face模样mu2yang4 model+type=appearance, look打两da3liang strike+couple=size up番fan1 mw. times fanbo repeatedly…

A Harmonious Family Prospers in Everything 家和万事兴万圣节Jiā hé wànshì xīng shèngdàn (lit. Family Harmony Countless Affairs Excitement Countless Saint Festivity)…

虽然我们遇到了很多困难，但[是我们]毕竟完成了任务 suiran women yudao hen duo de kunnan, danshi women bijing wanchengle renwu although we encountered many difficulties we finally…

规定gui1ding4 provision stipulation 规则gui1ze2 regulation, rule 道歉dao4qian4 say sorry 抱歉bao4qian4 feel sorry 规划gui1hua4 plan (detailed long term) 计划ji4hua4 plan (short…

Over 100 years ago today the world war ended. Even though all the veterans of that war have died we…

 All three of these cheng yu mean to get two for one, they have slight stylistic differences, which are reflected…

通胀tong1zhang4 experienced+long = LONG TERM  膨胀peng2zhang4 expanding, bloating, inflating.  飙升biao1sheng1 soaring flying floating+rising  主要zhu3yao4 principal, main  经济jing1ji4 economy  体带ti3dai4 body…

伙伴关系　huoban guanxi partnership lit. team mate relationship(=closed+connected) 野心　ye3xin1 lit. wild heart; ambition. (looming in and out in a field =…

野心　ye3xin1 lit. wild heart; ambition. (looming in and out in a field = wild li里field shuttle予yu is the loom of…

伙伴关系　huoban guanxi partnership lit. team mate relationsship(=closed+connected) 区域 quyu region, district, area 协定　xieding agreement 将于jiangyu ．．．shengxiao生效 will take effect on…

除非　chu2fei1 ＝　只有　zhi3you3 = ONLY IF, unless, except 除了　chu2le besides apart from except 唯一　wei2 alone, only, yes -ism 直　zhi2 upright direct…

＂她不演，我也不演．＂

确实queshi　indeed (lit. certain+fact) 距今jujin from now (lit. distance+now) 年长nianzhang3 eldest 流传liuchuan　lit. flowing+transmit i.e. handed down, transferred to younger generations 百里背米bai３li３be４imi３…

口卉贝 mouth + three feet + clam =pen1喷，　喷泉的泉， a spritz, a spray, a puff (also used for perfumes) 白＋水＝泉quan lit.…

Fiduciary: A fiduciary is a person (legal or natural) who owes a fiduciary duty toward another person or persons (legal…

白费了　lit. white fee ‘d = wasted effort. memory trick? BY FAILURE (=bai fei le) 怕浪费了 pa lang fei le lit.…

干脆　gancui　straight forward blunt direct 唠叨　laodao prattle chatter nag 劳动力　laodongli labor power 紧缩　jinsuo tighten 成本　chengben costs (lit. achiev+fundamental) 冲击 chongji (rush,flush)+(press)=to…

This is a reference list comparing simplified to tradtional Chinese characters. 爱→愛 　碍→礙 　袄→襖 　肮→骯 【B】 罢→罷 　坝→壩 　摆→擺襬 办→辦…

List of Antonyms 反义字　fanyizi 低劣　－　高明 Inferior superior Dīliè – gāomíng 冷静　－　热闹 ānjìng- renao Calm lively 强壮　－　虚弱 shílì – xūruò Strong…

君子之交淡如水， 小人之交甘若醴 Jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rúshuǐ, xiǎo rén zhī jiāo gān ruò lǐ To talk with the noble is…

我们经历了几次轮回， we experience so many reincarnations 才换来这个旅程。 just to exchange places in this journey 而这个旅程很短， but each journey is very…

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The following are mnemonics. ONE GUN A Red point TWO SHOE B Orange a line segment THREE FLEA C Yellow…

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 ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8z_nR0cOOU Even though it’s old this song is still real hip. broke some records!

八 兄弟们 用 口 和 言 说 儿子: “你也是兄弟”. 的话了我. 我的心理很悦 言八口儿=说 心八口儿=悦   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0N4twV28Mw

仄 narrow tilt oblique Zè 广 broad 兼 grasp two things both at once 廉 side wall; incorruptible honest inexpensive…

之 Zhī Posessive particle; “of”, ‘s http://hanziyuan.net/#之 乏 Fá Fall short of, to be tired http://hanziyuan.net/#乏 贬 biǎn. Deride, derogatory…

去 qu to go This character is so simplified/deformed there is almost no point to its etymology. The top plus…

Path dependent variables like history economies culture language trade geographye are behind the reasons why the USA and China will…

Clausewitz was wrong: war, though a political instrument, is not the continuation of politics because in war compromise is always…

西湖水干 雷锋塔倒 xi1hu2 shui3 gan1 lei2 feng1 ta3 dao3 [Until] the West Lake runs dry [or] the thundering tower collapses…

zan, as in dian zan is xian xian bei 赞　first first clam = praise zha = explode 炸了 as in…

称 程 秤(稱)　cheng 禾he2 grain In the following characters 禾 appears, yet all four 称, 程, 秤(稱),  sound like cheng.…

仅　劝　 权 Often times 又　is used in simplification, often representing something to do with a bird. Usually the simplification is…

Piao – Varieties of floating 漂　   票　嫖　瞟　瓢　剽　飘　骠      螵 float(water) ticket     whoring   glance     ladle        rob        float(air) white-horse…

全世界都在学中国话 Quán shìjiè dōu zàixué zhōngguó huà The whole world is studying Chinese 孔夫子的话越来越国际化 kǒng fūzǐ dehuà yuè lái yuè…

不得不　bu de bu “I can’t but” or “I can’t help but” or “can’t but” are good ways to remember 不得不　It…

Determinants (pianpang) play a key role in pictophonetic characters usually operating as a semantic key to the meaning of the…

Whilst scrying in my dark glass I crossed upon the strange raspy voices, detached from this world, talking in strange…

Free Samples: Just like any drug dealers selling you a dream that turns out to be a nightmare Ol’ Nick…

院 元 沅 园 远 yuan4/yuan2/yuan3 courtyard first dollar river far 玩 完  wan2 toy/play finish/complete wan2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5ONvZX2Qmc

Go on click the Free sample you know you want to.

Driplomat: A diplomat with a doctorate; A diplomat who tends to “leak” secret information; A diplomat with no sense of…

​这是毛泽东的一些要做的事情： 必须发展中国特色社会主义。 必须提倡中国化宗教。 提高道德水平，公民意识和家庭美德。 改善礼节，个人诚信，职业道德。 确保干净的互联网和网络空间。 所有的待办事项都伴随着少量诗歌。 “具有中国特色的社会主义……来自五千年的中国文化……一种健全，以人为本并提高道德标准的文化……。 “还必须鼓励不在党内的知识分子帮助建立中国特色的社会主义。

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Blood was streaming down her face like tears but more than that fresh dots of flecks of blood on her…

  紧张 jinzhang 坚持 jianchi Jinzhang means tense, nervous; it’s literally tight+pulled. Jianchi means persistence. Firm base on the left,…

Could Tesla be legally liable to victims of accidents for marketing its vehicles as “self-driving”? Could Tesla be legally liable…

I noticed what look to me like a bunch of hanzi in Scorses’s film “Goodfellas” 會 meeting where he is…

COUNTER-STRIKE, COUNTERATTACK 逆袭 ni4xi2 Nixies, girl water sprites, doing handstands and acrobatics for the Emperor in his imperial robe to…

Interest: You’re likelier to remember whatever interests you. Selectivity: Focus on the relevant ignore the irrelevant Recitation: Read it Out…

You know how English has him (accusative) and to him (dative)? Chinese doesn’t do that. Nouns don’t decline, there is…

Odd numbers are black. Even numbers are white. 0 is grey, neither even nor odd. In grids: x axis horizontal…

This is a frequency list of Mandarin Chinese syllables sorted descending without considering tones. Anyone with a half brain knows…

天地玄黃，宇宙洪荒。 tian1 di4 xuan2 huang2, yu3 zhou4 hong2 huang1 heaven earth mysterious-black gold flood, out of practice, uncultivated, desolate Heaven…

如果 if ruguo 要是 if yaoshi 只有 only zhiyou 只要 as long as   

Visualise vividly See it Add Emotion What makes something memorable WMMW WMES Involve all senses Acronyms Acrostics Poems Songs Relate…

Camera Obscura

Science faction?   In the future the fact that gravity space and time are in fact the same phenomenon will…

Get obtain, must 得de/dei Possess 的, de=’s di=aim 目的=mudi, intention dirt. 地 de=-ly di=land 地方 =difang place Someone walking down…

止此紫些   红色的     橙色的     黄色的     绿色的     蓝色的     紫色的    …

允 充 弃 允yun3 permit it’s a picture of mom nursing a baby. she PERMITS it. 充chong1 fulfill the child…

The first people to insult the police are also generally the first people to call the police for help. They…

On Friday and Saturday I am giving away a kids book I wrote called “Mom, Monster, Mermaid“. Feel free to…

亦变赤弃允 These characters all look a bit similar and some of them are even conceptually related. By learning them as…