Similar Chinese Characters with Different Pronunciation and Meanings – Part 2

By Sujanti Djuanda – LingoLearn Chinese Teacher

Chinese language has similar characters with different pronunciation and meanings. Here the examples:

1a. 已(yǐ) already
b.己(jǐ) oneself
你(nǐ)自己(zìjǐ)不是(bùshì)已经(yǐjīng)有(yǒu)了(le)女朋友(nǚpéngyou)吗(ma)?为什么(wèishénme)还(hái)一直(yīzhí)去(qù)找(zhǎo)她(tā)聊天(liáotiān)呢(ne)?

2a. 开(kāi) open
b.并(bìng) really
有的(yǒude)人(rén)看起来(kànqǐlái)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)但(dàn)并不(bìngbù)开心(kāixīn)的(de)人(rén),心里(xīnli)还是(háishi)很(hěn)难过(nánguò)。

3a. 毛(máo) feather
b.手(shǒu) hand
他(tā)差不多(chàbuduō)花(huā)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)月(yuè)的(de)薪水(xīnshuǐ)给(gěi)他(tā)老婆(lǎopó)买(mǎi)了(le)毛衣(máoyī),手套(shǒutào)和(hé)围巾(wéijīn), 还有(háiyǒu)其他(qítā)她(tā)喜欢(xǐhuan)的(de)东西(dōngxi)。

4a. 天(tiān) day
b.关(guān) to close
今天(jīntiān)比较(bǐjiào)冷(lěng),还(hái)下(xià)着(zhe)雨(yǔ),有些(yǒuxiē)店(diàn)比较(bǐjiào)早(zǎo)关门(guānmén),9点(diǎn)左右(zuǒyòu)。

5a. 术(shù) technique
b.木(mù) wood
他(tā)把(bǎ)好(hǎo)的(de)木材(mùcái)雕(diāo)成(chéng)艺术品(yìshùpǐn),真是(zhēnshi)高贵(gāoguì)的(de)精品(jīngpǐn)。

6a.牛(niú) cow
b.午(wǔ) noon
在(zài)中午(zhōngwǔ)左右(zuǒyòu),我(wǒ)把(bǎ)牛(niú)绳(shéng)解开(jiěkāi),牵(qiān)着(zhe)它(tā)到(dào)田(tián)里(lǐ),然后(ránhòu)留(liú)它(tā)在(zài)那里(nail)吃(chī)草(cǎo)。

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