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What Character?

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ID: 0239 Newbie
You just thought the “what’s that, what’s this” went out at 7 years old…wrong. From the moment you realize that 山 means (and looks like a) “mountain,” you’ll be hooked. You’ll want to learn more. We want to help. The world wants you to listen.
Jenny, Ken
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Detailed Vocabulary
Each lesson has it's unique vocabulary and will provide you with definitions and recordings so you can practice the pronunciation. You will also be able to grasp the core material of a lesson at a glance. Here we're showing you the Simplified Chinese version.
SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
这 zhè this
是 shì to be
什么 shénme what
字 zì character
这是什么字
zhè 这shì 是shénme 什么zì 字
What character is this?
这是福字
zhè 这shì 是fú 福zì 字
That is the character “fu.”
什么意思
shénme 什么yìsi 意思
What does it mean?
是goodfortune的意思
shì 是good goodfor5tune fortunede 的yìsi 意思
It means “good fortune.”
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