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 | |
zuò 做 | to make, to do | |
xiě 写 | to write | |
kàn 看 | to see, to watch, to look; to read | |
shàng wǎng 上网 | to surf the internet | |
zhuānyè 专业 | major; subject | |
yīngwén 英文 | English language | |
zhōngwén 中文 | Chinese language | |
wénxué 文学 | literature | |
diànshì 电视 | TV | |
shū 书 | book | |
hànzì 汉字 | Chinese character | |
wǎnshang 晚上 | evening | |
tiāntiān 天天 | everyday |
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