10 most used Chinese characters

Chinese character: possesive particle
de (possessive particle), of

Examples:

  1. 小明的狗 xiǎo míng de gǒu Xiao Ming's dog
  2. 红色的花 hóng sè de huā Red Flowers
  3. 谢谢你的帮助 xiè xie nǐ de bāng zhù Thank you for your help.

Radicals:

  • 白 bái white
  • 勹 bāo wrap
  • 丶 diǎn dot

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Chinese character: to be
shì is, are, am, to be

Examples:

  1. 我是中国人 wǒ shì zhōng guó rén I am [a] Chinese [person].
  2. 这是一本书 zhè shì yī běn shū This is a book.
  3. 她的鞋是红色的 tā de xié shì hóng sè de Her shoes are [the color] red.

Radicals:

  • 日 rì sun
  • 疋 pǐ foot

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Chinese character: no,not
bù (negative prefix) no,not

Examples:

  1. 他不是美国人 tā bú shì měi guó rén He is not American.
  2. 我不想去 wǒ bù xiǎng qù I don't want to go.

Radicals:

  • 不 bù not

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Chinese character: man, person, people
rén man, person, people

Examples:

  1. 这个人很高 zhè ge rén hěn gāo This person is tall.
  2. 你是外国人吗？nǐ shì wài guó rén ma ? Are you a foreigner?
  3. 人生的目的是什么? rén shēng de mù dì shì shén me ? What is the meaning of [human] life?

Radicals:

  • 人 rén person

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Chinese character: I, me, myself
wǒ I, me, myself

Examples:

  1. 我回家了 wǒ huí jiā le I went home.
  2. 我爱妈妈 wǒ ài māma I love my mom.
  3. 我很饿 wǒ hěn è I am very hungry.

Radicals:

  • 手 shǒu hand
  • 戈 gē spear

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Chinese character: preposition for location
zài (located) at, in, exist

Examples:

  1. 他在公司工作 tā zài gōng sī gōng zuò He works in the company.
  2. 妈妈在超市买东西 mā mā zài chāo shì mǎi dōng xī Mum is shopping in the supermarket.
  3. 弟弟在书店买书 dì dì zài shū diàn mǎi shū The younger brother buys books in the bookstore.

Radicals:

  • 丨 gǔn line
  • 土 tǔ earth

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Chinese character: to have
yǒu to have, there is, there are, to exist, to be

Examples:

  1. 我有一个妹妹 wǒ yǒu yí gè mèi mei I have a younger sister.
  2. 他有一家公司 tā yǒu yì jiā gōng sī He has a company.
  3. 我们有三只猫 wǒ men yǒu sān zhī māo We have three cats.

Radicals:

  • 月 yuè moon

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Chinese character: he, him
tā he, him

Examples:

  1. 他看电影 tā kàn diàn yǐng He watches movies.
  2. 他很高兴 tā hěn gāo xīng He is very happy.
  3. 他会做饭 tā huì zuò fàn He can cook.

Radicals:

  • 亻 rén man
  • 也 yě too

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Chinese character: this/these
zhè this/ these

Examples:

  1. 这是什么？ zhè shì shén me ? What is this?
  2. 这是真的 zhè shì zhēn de This is true.
  3. 这是冷菜 zhè shì lěng cài This is cold dish.

Radicals:

  • 文 wén literature
  • 辶 chuò walk

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Chinese character: big, huge, large
dà big, huge, large, major, great

Examples:

  1. 太阳很大 tài yang hěn dà The sun is very big.
  2. 我的家很大 wǒ de jiā hěn dà My house is big.
  3. 这个房间很大 zhè gè fáng jiān hěn dà This room is very spacious.

Radicals:

  • 大 dà big

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