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词砖 · The first twenty

The twenty words we teach first, sized by how much language each one buys.

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Character	Reading	Meaning
这	zhè
个	gè
什么	shén me
不	bù
是	shì
一	yī
吗	ma
你	nǐ
的	de
人	rén
叫	jiào
那	nà
了	le
真	zhēn
好	hǎo
对	duì
得	de
大	dà
地	de
能	néng

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A one-page Chinese lesson from the 力 Leverage set, filed under 力 · Leverage. The twenty words we teach first, sized by how much language each one buys.

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一词开门 · 个 — 个 (generic classifier; individual; single) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
一词开门 · 什么 — 什么 (what?) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
一词开门 · 不 — 不 (no; not so) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
一词开门 · 是 — 是 (to be) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
一词开门 · 一 — 一 (one) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
一词开门 · 吗 — 吗 (question particle for yes/no questions) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
一词开门 · 你 — 你 (you) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.

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