Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 178 -- Several homonyms in Chinese

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 178 – Several homonyms in Chinese

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we conversation 5 from the Chinese movie—不见不散 ( bú jiàn bú sàn). Today, we will learn several homonyms in Chinese.

tóng yīn yì yì cí

   同   音 异义词 (homonym)

jiāng

   江  (river)

cháng jiāng

长       江 (the Changjiang [Yangtze] River)

jiāng

  浆 (syrup, thick liquid)

dòu jiāng

  豆    浆 (soymilk)

jiāng

  姜 (ginger, a surname)

shēng jiāng

    生      姜 (ginger)

jiāng                       jiāng yìng  

  僵 (stiff, rigid)        僵     硬 (stiff, rigid)

jiāng shī

  僵    尸 (corpse;  zombie)

wǒ de shǒu zhǐ dòng jiāng le.

 我  的    手    指    冻     僵    了。

(My fingers are numb [stiff] with cold.)

jiāng                                           xīn jiāng

  疆 (boundary;  border)            新    疆 ( a province of China)

biān jiāng

  边     疆(boundary;  border)

bào dào

  报   道 (report, cover, news report, information)

yǒu bào dào shuō, yǒu 3 jiā gōng sī zài qià tán zhè zhǒng

  有   报    道     说，  有  3  家   公   司  在   洽  谈   这     种

yào de shì chǎng tuī guǎng.

 药   的  市      场    推     广。

(It is reported that three companies were negotiating to market the drug.)

bào dào

 报    到 (report for duty, check in, register, report one's arrival)

xīn shēng yǐ kāi shǐ bào dào.

 新      生   已  开  始   报    到。

(The new students have started registering.)

“驱”“岖”“躯”

“坐” “做”“作” “座”

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè xiè!

 谢  谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià cì jiàn

 下 次 见!  (See you next time!)