Chinese Pronunciation Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nC. Meaning Section<\/h3>\n\n\n
What you have to decide is: does the word have related words or synonyms? If the answer is yes, there will be 4 points that you need to know more about, and yes, we have to note them down, for sure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
i.<\/strong> Is the vocabulary a specific word or an abstract word? Some words are only used for specific, and the related word will be used for specific. For example, \u589e\u52a0(z\u0113ng ji\u0101) and \u589e\u6dfb(z\u0113ng ti\u0101n); both mean \u201cincrease\u201d but \u589e\u52a0 is used with countable things (specific), such as numbers, and \u589e\u6dfb is used with uncountable things (abstract), such as feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\nii.<\/strong> For some synonyms, you must know the occasion that it is used to. Is it able to be used on every occasion? Is it slang or spoken Mandarin? Official word? Literal, written, or classic word? Try to know and you will use it right! When I take notes, I will write the word that stands for these occasions, such as \u6b63 (for \u6b63\u5f0f official), \u53e4 (for \u53e4\u6587 Classical), \u53e3 (for \u53e3\u8bed Spoken), etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\niii.<\/strong> For some words, we need to know what the meaning exactly place emphasis on, such as \u6545\u610f(g\u00f9 y\u00ec) and \u7279\u610f(t\u00e8 y\u00ec); you can see that it means deliberately, but \u7279\u610f emphasizes doing good things, while \u6545\u610f emphasizes doing bad things.<\/p>\n\n\n\niv.<\/strong> Is it a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb? As every word doesn\u2019t have a pattern that we can see like in English, you need to know how it is used. Some vocabularies can be used in many forms, but some cannot. Example: \u793c\u8c8c (l\u01d0 m\u00e0o) and \u793c\u8282 (l\u01d0 ji\u00e9), both mean \u201cCourtesy (n.)\u201d but only \u793c\u8c8c can be used as an adjective and mean \u201cbe polite.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n*Tips: Separate idioms and phrases from other short vocabulary, because they have long meanings and this will help you find them easier when you want to search them. For me, I put it in the last column of the vocabulary list.<\/p>\n\n\n