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课(課) kè lesson; class in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 讠(言) yán “speech”. The colloquial name for this radical is 言字旁 yánzìpáng “side made up of the character 言.” Phonetic is 果 guŏ “fruit” or “result”. A “lesson” 课 (課) involves the use of 言 “words” of instruction to bear fruit and produce results 果. Distinguish 课 (課) from 果 guŏ.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 课 (課) kè class; lesson [N]
- 上课 (上課) shàngkè have class [VO]
- 下课 (下課) xiàkè end class [VO]
- 中文课 (中文課) Zhōngwén kè Chinese class
- 第一课 (第一課) dìyīkè lesson one
- 代课 (代課) dàikè teach in place of someone [VO]
- 代课老师 (代課老師) dàikè lăoshī substitute teacher [PH]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- 视(視) shì look at, regard, inspect
- 坏(壞) huài bad
- 团(團) tuán group; organization
- Kitchen
- 极(極) jí utmost, very, extremely
- 领(領) lĭng lead; head
- Count to 10
- Vehicles
- Parts of the body
- 大 dà dài
- 划(劃) huà plan
- 火 huŏ fire
- 留 liú keep; leave behind
- 体(體) tĭ body
- 认(認) rèn recognize; know; admit