Homophone in Chinese – Part 2

By Sujanti Djuanda – LingoLearn Chinese Teacher

Here you continue to learn Chinese different characters with same pronunciation but different meaning.

1a. 难(nán) difficult

b. 男(nán) man

Example:

做(zuò)好(hǎo)男人(nán​rén)很(hěn)难(nán), 标准(biāo​zhǔn)很(hěn)高(gāo),要(yào)买(mǎi)车(chē)买房(mǎi​fang),我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)忘记(wàng​jì)她(tā),可(kě)做不到(zuò​bù​dào)。

2a. 坐(zuò) to sit

b. 做(zuò) to do, to cook

Example:

A: 我的(wǒde)腰部(yāo​bù)不舒服(bù​shū​fu)是(shì)怎么回事(zěn​me​huí​shì)?

B: 你(nǐ)做(zuò)作业(zuò​yè)要(yào)坐(zuò)端正(duān​zhèng),全身(quán​shēn​)要(yào)放松(fàng​sōng​)。不(bù)坐(zuò)端正(duān​zhèng)的话(de​huà),坐(zuò)久(jiǔ)了(le)腰(yāo​)就(jiù)会(huì)疼(téng),弯腰(wān​yāo)时(shí)也(yě)会(huì)疼(téng)。

3a. 山(shān) mountain

b. 舢(shān) sampan

Example:

对面(duì​miàn)有(yǒu)岛(dǎo),岛(dǎo)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)山(shān)。坐(zuò)舢板(shān​bǎn)大概(dà​gài)五(wǔ)分钟(fēn​zhōng)就(jiù​)到(dào​)​了(le)。

4a. 晚(wǎn) evening, night

b. 碗(wǎn) bowl

Example:

昨晚(zuó​wǎn)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)第一次(dì​yī​cì)约会(yuē​huì)。我(wǒ)和(hé)男友(nán​yǒu)去(qù)吃(chī)晚餐(wǎn​cān)。我(wǒ)吃(chī)了(le)一(yī)碗(wǎn)炒饭(chǎo​fàn)但是(dàn​shì)肚子(dù​zi)还(hái)饿(è)。男友(nán​yǒu)说(shuō),”再(zài)点(diǎn)一(yī)份(fèn)吧(ba)。尽量(jìn​liàng)吃(chī),我(wǒ)请客(qǐng​kè)。”我(wǒ)听(tīng)了(le)有点(yǒu​diǎn)不好意思(bù​hǎo​yì​si)但是(dàn​shì)没办法(méi​bàn​fǎ),肚子(dù​zi)饿(è)应该(yīng​gāi)吃(chī)嘛(ma)。

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