368 Chinese basic characters – 88
川 river 川资 travelling 四川 sichuan;china
Papa, Please Don’t Smoke!
In this essay, a child desperately (and very angrily) pleads their father not to smoke. Though this is classified as
Art Blog: The Tale of Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock Paintings
Thanks to Sina Weibo, China’s most popular blog network, I stumbled across this neat art blog, which I recommend taking
368 Chinese basic characters – 87
伞 umbrella 伞兵 paratroop;parachuter 雨伞 umbrella 降落伞 parachute
The Doctor and the Monkey
Eeps – bad medicine! In this story, the mischievous Monkey – always a trickster figure in Chinese stories – pulls
368 Chinese basic characters – 86
雷 thunder 雷达 radar 雷鸣 thunderous 雷声 thunderclap 雷雨 thunderstorm 打雷 to thunder 地雷 land-mine 水雷 sea-mine
The Silent Dog
Welp, I swore I would never do this again but I found this (and several other short stories) in Hainan
368 Chinese basic characters – 85
电 lightning; electricity 电报 telegram;cable 电池 battey 电工 electrician 电话 telephone 电流 electric current 电脑 computer 电视 telecvision
Essay: My First Telephone Call
Though the conclusion of this essay might fall a bit flat for all of us who are very used to
My Gluttonous Elder brother
Chinese Title: 贪吃的哥哥 Hah! I set out to do a beginner post since I haven’t done one in a while,
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