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\tAfter looking in any respectable dictionary you quickly become aware that <\/span>\u70b9can mean, well, just about anything. However some of the more common meanings include: drop, spot, point, dot, a little and select. Hopefully the following list will help you to understand the essence that is <\/span>\u70b9.<\/p>\n \t1.\u70b9\u83dc \t2.\u70b9\u9965 \t3.\u70b9\u8d27<\/strong> \t4. \u70b9\u51fb<\/strong> \t5.\u70b9\u706b<\/strong> \t6.\u70b9\u6e05<\/strong> \t7.\u70b9\u5934<\/strong> \t8.\u70b9\u5fc3<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n \tThis one is pretty common too. You have probably heard of Dim Sum, which is a Cantonese expression for the light refreshments or pastries that many in Hong Kong and China like to enjoy. <\/span>\u70b9\u5fc3 <\/span>is the Mandarin word for it.<\/span><\/p>\n \t9\u3002\u70b9\u949f<\/strong> \t10.\u70b9\u540d<\/strong> \tThe \u70b9 list<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\t<\/b>Super useful in any restaurant in China. Here <\/span>\u70b9 <\/span>takes on the meaning of choose or select while <\/span>\u83dc <\/span>in this context means dish or course. So yell the waiter over and <\/span>\u70b9 <\/span>some <\/span>\u83dc <\/span>from the <\/span>\u83dc\u5355 <\/span>(menu).<\/span><\/p>\n
\t<\/b><\/font>We don’t think this is particularly common but we had to include because we just loved it and it goes well with number 1.<\/font> <\/span>\u9965 <\/span>means hungry or famished so if you<\/font> <\/span>\u70b9the<\/font> <\/span>\u9965 <\/span>you snack to stave off hunger!<\/font><\/span><\/p>\n
\tIf you worked in a factory or a warehouse you might use this. <\/span>\u8d27 <\/span>means goods, so if you <\/span>\u70b9 <\/span>the goods then you check them.<\/span><\/p>\n
\tWith exactly the same tones as number 2 and <\/span>\u51fb <\/span>meaning assault or hit this may be a little misleading since <\/span>\u70b9\u51fb <\/span>actually means to press or click specifically in reference to computing. So if used in relation to a keyboard then is means press or strike the key, if used in relation to a webpage then it usually means click (a link). No assaulting your keyboards please!<\/span><\/p>\n
\t\u706b, meaning fire, is a character most learn early on since its a basic word and a relatively simple character. If you <\/span>\u70b9 <\/span>the <\/span>\u706b <\/span>then you light the fire or ignite something. Make sure you get your tones right though otherwise it may sound like number 3 on this list.<\/span><\/p>\n
\tYou see this in most Chinese banks at the counter. Any ideas? <\/span>\u6e05 <\/span>is from <\/span>\u6e05\u695awhich means clear or distinct. So if <\/span>\u70b9 <\/span>means check like in number 3 then you check to see if its clear. Is that <\/span>\u6e05\u695a? No? It means to count accurately. So the sign at the bank might read: <\/span>\u94b1\u8bf7\u5f53\u9762\u70b9\u6e05 <\/span>– Please count your money before you leave.<\/span><\/p>\n
\tSo you may well know the character <\/span>\u5934. Any ideas what <\/span>\u70b9‘ing your <\/span>\u5934 <\/span>might mean? You got it – nod your head. Interestingly can also be used abstractly in the sense of giving something the go ahead or okaying something.<\/span><\/p>\n
\tAnother one you’ll need to know. <\/span>\u949f <\/span>means bell or clock and used with <\/span>\u70b9 <\/span>it means o’clock. So to say the time you put the hour before it. For example one o’clock would be <\/span>\u4e00\u70b9\u949f. Also, to ask the time in Chinese you literally ask ‘How many o’clock?’ or <\/span>\u51e0\u70b9\u949f? Or lose the <\/span>\u949f <\/span>and just ask <\/span>\u51e0\u70b9?<\/span><\/p>\n
\tThis would be used in school as it can mean call the roll or roll call, <\/span>\u540d <\/span>meaning name. It can also mean to mention somebody by name.<\/span><\/p>\n