大考！学习！Exam! Study!

Flashcard sets from all lessons covered in the first semester.
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Lessons 1-4

Lessons 5-7

Lessons 8-10

Semester 1 Exam Speaking: can you say this?

Lesson 10: 教室里有什么？

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Lesson 8-9: 今天是几月几号？今天是星期几？

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Lesson 7： 你住在哪儿？

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Lesson 6: 我爱我的家。

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Lesson 5: 我上大华高中。

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Lesson 4: 你是哪国人？

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Lesson 3: 你多大？

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Mid Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) takes place on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. That's today, September 30th, 2012!

for an overview of Mid Autumn Festival, follow the links here below. they'll take you to some helpful articles on the subject:

http://taoism.about.com/od/holidays/a/MidAutumn_Festival.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Festival

Important Festival Vocabulary:

中  zhōng - center, middle
秋 qiū - autumn, fall
节 - jié festival
中秋节 zhōng qiū jié - mid autumn festival
快乐 kuài lè - happy, joyous
中秋快乐 zhōng qiū kuài lè - happy mid autumn festival
月亮 yuè liàng - the moon
赏月 shǎng yuè - to admire the moon
月饼 yuè bǐng - moon cake

Chinese Names: Links for Webquest

1.) Wikipedia
2.) Wikipedia
3.) Google Doc
4.) Chinese Tools
5.) Mandarin Tools ("Get a Chinese Name" on left-hand side)

Q1, W2: Intro to Chinese Characters - Stroke Order

Stroke Order for Chinese Characters:

Writing characters in the correct order is essential for the character to look correct. Two basic rules are followed:


Stroke Order

1. Top before bottom


2. Left before right


These rules conflict whenever one stroke is to the bottom and left of another. Several additional rules resolve many of these conflicts.

3. Left vertical stroke (usually) before top horizontal stroke


4. Bottom horizontal stroke last



5. Center stroke before wings



6. Horizontal strokes before intersecting vertical strokes


7. Left-falling strokes before right-falling srokes


A final rule can contradict the others:

8. Minor strokes (often) last
 

Despite these conflicts between rules most students quickly acquire a natural feel for the proper stroke order.

Radical Order  -  Most Chinese characters are combinations of simpler, radical components. 

Usually the two parts are written at top and bottom

or left and right

so that the main two stroke order rules readily apply. Occasionally these rules also conflict with respect to components. 

When one component is at the bottom-left, and the other at the top-right, the top-right component is sometimes written first.


When there are several components, top components are written first.


These rules usually imply each component is written in its entirety before another component is written. 

Exceptions may arise when one component divides another,

encompasses another,

or the individual components are no longer discernible in modern writing.

(source: www.zhongwen.com)

Remember! most online dictionaries offer stroke order animations, so check there when you're not sure how to write a character.  

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Visual Aid: here

A Calligrapher's Stroke Order: video

The Most Complicated Character: video

Q1, W2: Intro to Chinese Characters - Radicals

An introduction to Chinese Characters: video

Link to Top 40 Radicals Flashcards

Radical Stories 1: video
Radical Stories 2: video
Radical Stories 3: video

新年快乐！ Welcome 2012-13 Students!

Welcome to your Chinese 1 Class Blog!

All year long you can visit this blog for resources to help support your learning.  The blog will be updated weekly.

And remember:

千里之行，始于足下! 

Qiān Lǐ Zhī Xíng, Shǐ Yú Zú Xià.

A journey of a thousand miles 

begins with a single step!

考试复习：卡片 Exam Review: Flashcards

Lesson 1-4 Vocabulary and Sentences: click 这里

Lesson 5-8 Vocabulary and Sentences: click 这里

Lesson 9-12 Vocabulary and Sentences: click 这里

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For Lesson 15-16 flashcards, click 这里

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To access Lesson 19-20 flashcards, click 这里

To access Lesson 21-22 flashcards, click 这里

To access Lesson 23-24 flashcards, click 这里

复习：Lesson 19 到 22

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To access Lesson 21-22 flashcards, click 这里.

学习生词：Study Vocabulary

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学习生词: Study Vocab!

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For Lesson 13-16 flashcards, click 这里.

Survival Chinese?

check out this guide, HERE.

第十六课的录音: Lesson 16 Recording

第十五课的录音：Lesson 15 Recording

学习生词：Study Vocabulary

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第十四课的录音：Lesson 14 Recording

你爸爸今天穿什么？ Nǐ bàba jīntiān chuān shénme?

爸爸今天穿西装。 Bàba jīntiān chuān xīzhuāng.

他穿黑色的西装。 Tā chuān hēisè de xīzhuāng.

你妈妈今天穿什么？ Nǐ māma jīntiān chuān shénme?

妈妈今天穿红上衣，红裙子。Māma jīntiān chuān hóng shàngyī, hóng qúnzi.

弟弟穿白上衣,  咖啡色的裤子。
Dìdi chuān bái shàngyī, kāfēisè de kùzi.

哥哥穿白上衣和蓝短裤。
Gēge chuān bái shàngyī hé lán duǎnkù.

我今天穿白上衣，黑短裤和黑鞋子。
Wǒ jīntiān chuān bái shàngyī, hēi duǎnkù hé hēi xiézi.

姐姐穿黄上衣，白裙子和红鞋子。
Jiějie chuān huáng shàngyī, bái qúnzi hé hóng xiézi.

妹妹也穿黄上衣，妹妹不穿白裙子，他穿绿裙子。
Mèimei yě chuān huáng shàngyī, mèimei bù chuān bái qúnzi,tā chuān lù qúnzi.

第十三课的录音：Lesson 13 Recording

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第十二课的录音：Lesson 12 Recording

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