Analysis of Major Characters and Words (第一课)

Analysis of Major Characters and Words (第四课)

7. 牛仔裤仔 (the altered “person” radical人 + 子 “child” -> a child person -> boy,

young guy; cub ) -> 牛仔 “cowboy” -> 牛仔裤 “cowboy pants, jeans”

9. 无论无 ( = 没有; 空 “empty”) + 论 ( = 说 “say, speak”) -> no matter what [you]

say -> “regardless of; despite; whether it be” ■ 无论多么贵，我都要买。

11. 名牌名 (“name; famous”) + 牌 (the “plank” radical 片on the left -> “label, tag;

signboard; plate; medal”) -> “name tag (of merchandise) -> “famous brand”

16. 卫生纸卫 (“guard”) + 生 (short for 生活、生命 “life, living”) -> safeguard your

life -> “hygienic; sanitary” -> 卫生纸 “sanitary paper; bathroom tissue”

21. 化妆品化 (“change; convert”) + 妆 (something like “a full length mirror” on the

left + “woman” 女 in front of the mirror) + 品 (“small object; “product”

as in日用品) -> “cosmetics, makeup; beauty products”

22. 购物中心购 (the “cowrie shell; money” radical 贝, = “buy, purchase”) + 物 (=

东西) + 中(“middle”) + 心 (“heart”)-> “shopping center or mall”

26. 长短长 (“long”) + 短 (the “dart; arrow” radical 矢 on the left -> “short, brief”)

-> “long and short” -> “length”)

28. 合适合 (“people” 人on top + “one” 一in the middle + “mouth” 口at the

bottom -> all people speaking with one voice -> “union; agreement”) + 适

(the “follow” radical on the left and at the bottom -> things following your

style, rule, etc.) -> “fit, suitable; appropriate” ■ 这件衣服你穿很合适。

39. 挑剔挑 (use a “hand” 手 to “pick or select”) + 剔 (use a “knife ” 刀to “scrape

off or pick out”) -> “select and reject” -> “picky; fastidious”

41. 标准标 (the “tree” 木radical -> “treetop” -> “sign; mark, label” ) + 准 (the

“water” 水 radical -> “water mark” -> “level”) –> “criterion; standard”

43. 在乎乎 (= 在 “in , at”) -> 在乎 “[with one’s mind or heart] on something or

someone” -> “to mind; to care”) ■ 你说什么我不在乎。

46. 争论争 (two altered “hands” 手 on top and at the bottom -> “snatch, struggle,

vie for” -> “quarrel; contend”) + 论 ( = 说 “speak”) -> “argue; dispute”

47. 陪陪 (the “ear” radical on the left -> “go alongside [like the ears on the sides of

the face]”) -> “accompany; go along with someone” ■ 我陪你去买东西。

49. 现金现( short for 现在 “right now; the present”) + 金 (= 钱) –> “money right

now [as opposed to the intangible credit cards, funds, etc.]” -> “cash”

55. 收据收 (“receive”) + 据 (the altered “hand” 手on the left -> “hold in hand” ->

“seize (as a proof); occupy”) –> “proof of having received” -> “receipt”