How to pronounce “了” in Chinese? “Le” may be your only answer. But did you know that “了” can also be pronounced “liǎo”? This is one of the Chinese characters that you learn as a beginner.
In Chinese, there are some characters that have multiple pronunciations. In this infographic, we present 6 of the most common ones. We list their pronunciations, their meanings, and also provide some examples.
Social media and blogs are everywhere nowadays. If you have Chinese friends or you live in China, most likely you are familiar with one of the biggest blog platforms “sina blog.”
We use sina blog as an example, and teach you about the 25 most common blog words in Chinese. So next time when you check out Chinese blogs, you’ll know how to navigate them!
This is the last one of the HSK 2 Vocabulary series. I won’t call it “infographic” since I did not put any “image.”
The rest of the vocabulary are hard to find fit images/icons for them. It may cause more confusion than help. So I decided just simply group them. If you have a better idea of how to make it, we welcome your feedback! BUT, in the meantime, we FINISHED the series!!!!!!!!!!!! Hooray!!!
In this HSK 2 Vocabulary (Part 10) infographic, there are ~25 words. They are
正在 zhèngzài be being,
和 hé and,
因为 yīnwèi because,
所以 suǒyǐ so,
但是 dànshì but,
下 xià below,
生日 shēngrì birthday,
天气 tiānqì weather,
西瓜 xīguā watermelon,
报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper,
题 tí topic,
姓 xìng surname
下雨 xiàyǔ rain,
找 zhǎo find,
懂 dǒng understand,
完 wán finish,
红 hóng red,
白 bái white,
黑 hēi black,
晴 qíng fine weather,
阴 yīn cloudy,
错 cuò wrong.
In this HSK 2 Vocabulary (Part 9) infographic, there are ~30 words. We put these vocabulary in two groups.
说话 shuōhuà speak,
来 lái come,
回 huí return,
做 zuò do,
坐 zuò sit,
住 zhù live,
走 zǒu walk,
进 jìn enter,
出 chū come,
到 dào arrive,
穿 chuān wear,
给 gěi give,
笑 xiào smile,
告诉 gàosù tell,
开始 kāishǐ begin,
帮助 bāngzhù help,
送 sòng give as a present,
想 xiǎng want,
认识 rènshi know/recognize,
知道 zhīdao know,
会 huì can.
是 shì be (am, is, are),
有 yǒu have,
叫 jiào call,
觉得 juédé think.
In this HSK 2 Vocabulary (Part 8) infographic, we’ve included ~30 HSK 2 vocabulary.
The vocabulary are “adverbs” and “adjectives,” which include
不 bù no,
很 hěn quite/very,
太 tài too,
都 dōu all/both,
非常 fēicháng very,
最 zuì most,
真 zhēn real, really,
没 méi no,
大 dà big,
小 xiǎo small,
多 duō many/much,
少 shǎo few, little,
冷 lěng cold,
热 rè hot,
好 hǎo good,
漂亮 piàoliang beautiful,
高兴 gāoxìng happy,
高 gāo tall,
忙 máng busy,
快 kuài fast,
慢 màn slow,
远 yuǎn far,
近 jìn close,
好吃 hǎochī delicioous,
累 lèi tired,
长 cháng long,
新 xīn new,
贵 guì expensive,
便宜 piányi cheap.
Please note:
The vocabulary in black are the vocabulary from HSK 1.
The vocabulary in blue are the NEW vocabulary from HSK 2.
This is the last infographic is the last one of this series. In this YCT 2 Vocabulary (Part 6) infographic, there are ~30 words. We put these vocabulary in three groups.
去 qù to go,
来 lái to come,
做 zuò to do,
坐 zuò to sit,
买 mǎi to buy,
画 huà to draw,
说话 shuōhuà to speak,
玩 wán to play,
学习 xuéxí to study,
睡觉 shuìjiào to sleep,
起床 qǐchuáng to get up,
打电话 dǎ diànhuà to call,
认识 rènshi to know.
是 shì to be,
有 yǒu to have,
看 kàn to see;to watch,
叫 jiào to be；to call,
觉得 juéde to think.
And the last group are the rest of the vocabulary from YCT 2,
和 hé and,
比 bǐ than,
吗 ma for question,
了 le for grammar,
呢 ne for question
会 huì can,
要 yào have；need,
可以 kěyǐ can.
Please note:
The vocabulary in black are the vocabulary from YCT 1.
The vocabulary in blue are the NEW vocabulary from YCT 2.
Here is another topic that almost all of us will encounter daily, and that is “email.”
We have included about 20 of the most common email-related vocabulary in this infographic.
They are,
邮箱 yóuxiāng Email
写信 xiě xìn Compose
收信 shōu xìn Get new messages
联系人/通讯录 liánxì rén/tōngxùn lù Contacts
收件箱 shōu jiàn xiāng Inbox
资料夹 zīliàojiá Folder
已发送 yǐ fāsòng Sent
垃圾箱 lèsè xiāng Junk
发送 fāsòng Send
存草稿 cún cǎogǎo Save draft
收件人 shōu jiàn rén To:
主题 zhǔtí Subject
附件 fùjiàn Attachment
正文/内容 zhèngwén/nèiróng Content
删除 shānchú Delete
转寄 zhuǎn jì Forward
Counting from 1 to 100 is a must-have skill when it comes to learning a new language. In Chinese, numbers are used in ways unlike in English. For example, months and days of the week are expressed with numbers.
In this infographic, we introduce the very basic numbers 1-10. And also teach you the pattern from 11-99.
For numbers 1-10,
1 一 yī
2 二 èr
3 三 sān
4 四 sì
5 五 wǔ
6 六 liù
7 七 qī
8 八 bā
9 九 jiǔ
10 十 shí
Then
11=10+1, so 11 in Chinese is 十一 shíyī (10 and 1)
12=10+2, so 12 in Chinese is 十二 shíèr (10 and 2)
Same pattern applies to 13-19.
20=2*10, so 20 in Chinese is 二十 èrshí (2 and 10)
21=20+1, so 21 in Chinese is 二十一 èrshíyī (20 and 1)
29=20+9, so 29 in Chinese is 二十九 èrshíyījiǔ (20 and 9)
Can you guess how to say 30 in Chinese?
If you think about 20,
30 should be 3*10. So 30 in Chinese is 三十 sānshí (3 and 10)
We have more examples in the infographic. Check it out!
Finally, there is a word for hundred, which is 百 bǎi. One hundred is “one” and “hundred”, so 100 in Chinese is “一百 yìbǎi”
For other infographics related to numbers, see the following posts:
Zeros In Chinese
Chinese idioms infographics have been the most popular category in VividChinese.com. So here is another one filled with useful Chinese idioms, “Food-Related Chinese Idioms” infographic.
We have included 5 categories, 3 idioms each, for a total of 15 sayings.
It is our first time publishing an infographic with video (from Carol at Growmommy.com) together!
肉类 ròu lèi Meat
淀粉类 diànfěn lèi Starch
植物类 zhíwù lèi Plants
流质类 liúzhì lèi Fluid
甜食类 tiánshí lèi Sweets
Video Credit to Carol from Growmommy.com
Voice Over: Carol
