Chinese

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  • HSK 4

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  • characterChinese微 “tiny; small; trifling”
    • soundChinese美 “beautiful; pretty; attractive; good-looking”
      • ideaChinese羊 “caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)”
      • ideaChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
    • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
  • characterChinese信 “true; accurate; verifiable”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”

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