Vocabulary
Unit 12 Vocabulary
Build recall for these 10 words through traditional and simplified forms, pinyin and definitions.
Words
筆 · 笔
bǐ
1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
越
Yuè
1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南
事情
shì qing
1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng)
停
tíng
1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car)
拉
lā
1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels
畫 · 画
huà
1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà))
選 · 选
xuǎn
1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect
座
zuò
1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
取
qǔ
1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch
節 · 节
jié
1. joint; node 2. (bound form) section; segment 3. solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) 4. seasonal festival 5. (bound form) to economize; to save 6. (bound form) moral integrity; chastity 7. classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc 8. knot (nautical miles per hour)
Exercises
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Complete the required nodes: u12-lesson.
1. Choose the tone
拉: lā
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Tone 1
2. Complete the sentence
我不叫你__去,他也不等著你了。
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取
3. Choose the tone
畫: huà
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Tone 4
4. Choose the tone
取: qǔ
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Tone 3
5. Choose the tone
筆: bǐ
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Tone 3
6. Choose the definition
座
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1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
7. Choose the definition
越
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1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南
8. Choose the pinyin
取
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qǔ
9. Choose the definition
選
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1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect
10. Choose the definition
筆
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1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
11. Match the definition
1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng)
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事情
12. Complete the sentence
讀的書多起來,__的畫也多起來;
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畫
13. Match the definition
1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
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筆
14. Choose the pinyin
事情
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shì qing
15. Choose the pinyin
座
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zuò
16. Choose the definition
停
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1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car)
17. Choose the tone
節: jié
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Tone 2
18. Complete the sentence
他只點點頭,__了車就走;
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拉
19. Match the definition
1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car)
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停
20. Choose the tone
座: zuò
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Tone 4
21. Choose the tone
事情: qing
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Tone 5
22. Choose the definition
拉
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1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels
23. Choose the pinyin
筆
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bǐ
24. Choose the tone
選: xuǎn
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Tone 3
25. Choose the pinyin
越
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Yuè
26. Complete the sentence
只見那__山,真是好山:
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座
27. Match the definition
1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect
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選
28. Choose the tone
停: tíng
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Tone 2
29. Choose the pinyin
畫
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huà
30. Choose the definition
取
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1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch
31. Choose the pinyin
停
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tíng
32. Choose the definition
畫
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1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà))
33. Choose the definition
節
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1. joint; node 2. (bound form) section; segment 3. solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) 4. seasonal festival 5. (bound form) to economize; to save 6. (bound form) moral integrity; chastity 7. classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc 8. knot (nautical miles per hour)
34. Complete the sentence
__說著,還不好走。
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越
35. Choose the tone
越: Yuè
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Tone 4
36. Choose the pinyin
節
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jié
37. Choose the definition
事情
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1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng)
38. Choose the pinyin
選
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xuǎn
39. Complete the sentence
過__了!
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節
40. Choose the pinyin
拉
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lā