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# 8 Typing Chinese characters

You will now have a go at typing Chinese characters.

## Activity 9

Follow these instructions on enabling Chinese font and typing characters. Once you have enabled the Chinese font, the most common method used in inputting Chinese characters is to type in the Pinyin.

Below are the key characters used this week. Try to type them using the Pinyin input into the box below. Carefully read the characters below so that when you type, you are able to choose the correct ones.

Remember, when using the Pinyin input method, you don’t need to worry about tones. All you need to type is the correct Pinyin spelling.

## Table 5 Typing Chinese characters

xué 学 | to learn, to study | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
zuò 做 | to make, to do | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
xiě 写 | to write | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
kàn 看 | to see, to watch, to look; to read | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
shàng wǎng 上网 | to surf the internet | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
zhuānyè 专业 | major; subject | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
yīngwén 英文 | English language | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
zhōngwén 中文 | Chinese language | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
wénxué 文学 | literature | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
diànshì 电视 | TV | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
shū 书 | book | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
hànzì 汉字 | Chinese character | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
wǎnshang 晚上 | evening | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)
tiāntiān 天天 | everyday | (A text entry box would appear here, but your browser does not support it.)

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