Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 6 Workbook 91

3. First strokes

Write the first stroke of each of the following characters.

a. 八 e. 五

b. 九 f. 二

c. 十 g. 四

d. 七 h. 六

4. Missing strokes

Complete each character by writing in the missing strokes.

a. six

b. nine

c. four

d. five

e. eight

5. Chinese sayings

Complete each of these expressions by writing in the appropriate numbers in Chinese
characters to match the English translations, as in the example.

Example:

____（xCn）____（yì） → 一 xCn 一 yì one-heart-one-mind

yC yC = whole-heartedly, with one’s heart

and soul

a. （rì bù jiàn，rú gé）（qiE） one-day-no-see, as if-apart-three-autumns
yC sAn = Being apart for one day feels like
three years.

b. ____（máo bù bá） one-hair-not-pull
yC = stingy

c. ____（rén xíng bì yIu wI shC） three-person-walk-certainly-have-
sAn my-teacher
= When three people are walking
together, one of them is sure to be my
teacher. (There is always something
to learn from others.)