Chinese Dictionary of Sovereign Hill

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数 (shù)字 (zì) number

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一 (yī) one

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二 (èr) two

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三 (sān) three

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四 (sì) four

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五 (wǔ) five

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六 (liù) six

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七 (qī) seven

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八 (bā) eight

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九 (jiǔ) nine

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十 (shí) ten

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十一 (shíyī) eleven 十二 (shíèr) twelve

十三 (shísān) thirteen 十四 (shísì)

fourteen

十五 (shíwǔ) fifteen 十六 (shíliù)

sixteen

十七 (shíqī) seventeen 十八 (shíbā)

eighteen

十九 (shíjiǔ) nineteen 二十 (èrshí) twenty13

颜 (yán)色 (sè) color

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绿 (lǜ)色 (sè) green

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蓝 (lán)色 (sè) blue

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红 (hóng)色 (sè) red

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粉 (fěn)红 (hóng)色 (sè) pink

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黄 (huáng)色 (sè) yellow

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橘 (jú)黄 (huáng)色 (sè) orange

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紫 (zǐ)色 (sè) purple

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黑 (hēi)色 (sè) black

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白 (bái)色 (sè) white

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十 (shí)二 (èr)生 (shēng)肖 (xiào)Twelve Animal Signs

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Some Facts About Twelve Animal Signs

In China, there are twelve animals representing each year. People who are born in that year will have that animal sign.

The twelve animal signs repeat in a cycle. People in China believe different animal signs represent

diffenrent personalities. People in China also believe since some animal can’t

get on well with each other, so people with these animal signs can’t get on well neither.

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鼠 (shǔ) rat

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牛 (niú) ox

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虎 (hǔ) tiger

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兔 (tù) rabbit

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龙 (lóng) dragon

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蛇 (shé) snake

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马 (mǎ) horse

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羊 (yáng) sheep

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猴 (hóu) monkey

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鸡 (jī) rooster

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狗 (gǒu) dog

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猪 (zhū) pig

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衣 (yī)服 (fu) clothes

Clothes in 1850s are so different

from the clothes we wear today.

Let’s see what old day’s gentlemen

and ladies used to wear.

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帽 (mào)子 (zi) hat衬 (chèn)衫 (shān) shirt领 (lǐng)带 (dài) tie马 (mǎ)甲 (jiǎ) waistcoat外 (wài)套 (tào) coat裤 (kù)子 (zǐ) pants手 (shǒu)杖 (zhàng) walking stick皮 (pí)鞋 (xié) leather shoes连 (lián)衣 (yī)裙 (qún) dress手 (shǒu)套 (tào) gloves

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Put Yourself In This Dictionary

The clothes we wear today are very different from the clothes in the 1850s. So how to say the modern clothes in Chinese?

Now it’s your turn to compile the rest of this dictionary. You can take photos of yourself and put them here to make it your own Chinese dictionary.

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我 (wǒ)的 (de)衣 (yī)服 (fu) my clothes

校 (xiào)服 (fú) school uniform

运 (yùn)动 (dòng)鞋 (xié) runners

上 (shàng)衣 (yī) top

牛 (niú)仔 (zǎi)裤 (kù) jeans

短 (duǎn)裤 (kù) shorts

短 (duǎn)裙 (qún) skirt

高 (gāo)跟 (gēn)鞋 (xié) high heel shoes

睡 (shuì)衣 (yī) pajamas

拖 (tuō)鞋 (xié) slippers

袜 (wà)子 (zi) socks

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再 (zài)见 (jiàn) Bye!

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