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Quick Quiz
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| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活動 | huódòng | activity |
| 海(邊) | hǎi(biān) | ocean, sea |
| 涼 | liáng | to be cool |
| 涼快 | liángkuài | to be (pleasantly)cool |
| 清楚 | qīngchǔ | to be clear |
| 渴 | kě | to be thirsty |
| 滑雪 | huáxuě | to ski |
| 漂亮 | piàoliàng | to be beautiful, to be pretty |
| 漢堡(包) | hànbǎo(bāo) | hamburger |
| 漢字 | hànzì | Ch. character, sinograph |
| 漢語 | hànyǔ | Chinese / Sinitic language(s) |
| 火 | huǒ | fire |
| 火車 | huǒchē | train |
| 烤 | kǎo | to roast, to toast, to bake |
| 爬 | pá | to climb, to crawl |
| 爬山 | páshān | to climb a mountain, to hike on hills |
| 父親 | fùqīn | father |
| 爸爸 | bàba | father |
| 牆 | qiáng | wall |
| 片 | piàn | Partial measure word for thin, flat pieces of something. |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 猜 | cāi | guess, suspect |
| 班 | bān | Measure word for a group of organized people. |
| 瓶(子) | píng(zi) | Collective measure word for the things wrapped, tied up or fixed in bundles. |
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