[Ted Talk] Shaolan : Learn to read Chinese with easy



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The topic of this ted talking about the easy way to learn Chinese language. A Chinese scholar would understand 20.000 character but only need 10.000 for understand the basic literacy, and 200 for comprehend basic literature, this enough to read the restaurant menu, the basic idea in newspaper.  The first, the speaker  use eight method for how to read Chinese vocabulary : 
(1) Open  the mouth until square =mouth,
(2) The symbol like person walking = person,
(3) The symbol person with two arm on both sides  = fire,
(4) The symbol like a picture of tree nothing leaf = tree,                                         
(5) The symbol that a mountain look from the window = mountain,
(6) The symbol like see the sun from the window =the sun,
(7) the symbol like we see the moon from high window = the moon, 
(8) The symbol looks like a pair of saloon door in the will west = the door.  
This character as building block to get more character. For examples  If symbol some one walk behind a person its mean “to follow”, if person symbol  stretched their arms wide that mean “it was this big”, the symbol the person inside the mouth and trapper that mean “he’s prisoner”, the symbol tree and 2 trees are “woods”, 3 trees together are “the forest”,  Put a plank underneath a tree that mean “foundation”, put the mouth on the top of tree that is “idiot”.  Two fire together is “hot”, three fire together that mean “flames”. Set fire underneath two trees is “burning”. Two sun together is “prosperous” , three together that mean “sparkles”, the sun and  the moon together is  “brightness, tomorrow”. The symbol door put  a plank inside that mean “door bolt”. The mouth inside the door is “asking questions”. The person inside the door is “evading”. After we know about this character we can make the phases for example like the mountain and fire together that mean “Vulcano”. The speaker used this method for the basic of study how to read Chinese language. It easier to study by using the symbol in the words.

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