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好 is hǎo (good) in 你好, and hào (to be fond of) in 爱好. Flashbao teaches them as distinct readings, with the matching meaning and a clue when the written form is the same.
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- 1China
- HSK 3.0Level 1
- HSK 2.0Level 1
- 中国人zhōng guó rénChinese person
- 中国菜zhōng guó càiChinese cuisine
- 中国共产党zhōng guó gòng chǎn dǎngChinese Communist Party
- 中zhōng(bound form) China
- 长城cháng chéngthe Great Wall
- 亚洲yà zhōuAsia (abbreviation for 亚细亚洲)
- 中zhōngwithin
Depicts a flagpole. There is a circle in the middle marking the center of the flagpole. In older forms of the character, the flagpole has streamers at the top and bottom used to show the direction of the wind.
- 国guócountry
Simplified form of 國. Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 或 represents the sound.
Literally: central country; middle country
Earliest attested on the Western Zhou bronze vessel He zun.
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- HSK 3.0
- Newer three-stage HSK syllabus, levels 1–6 and 7–9.
- HSK 2.0
- Legacy 2012 standard, levels 1–6, found in older materials.
- TOCFL
- Taiwan's proficiency test, from Band Novice through Band C.
- YCT
- Youth Chinese Test, for young and beginner learners.
- BCT
- Business Chinese Test. Vocabulary for work and commerce.
- Chengyu
- Classical four-character idioms. Best once you have a base.
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