INTERMEDIATE CLASS REVIEW 6

Field Service (F106):

 This week we discussed how to respond to the potential conversation stopper “我信自己”( I believe in myself), which you are going to hear a lot in the Chinese field. Basiscally, “我信自己” is another way of saying “我不信教”( I don't believe in any religion ), so the suggestions on P. 16 and 17 in the Reasoning book should proved very helpful.

Elementary Chinese (E106):

 This week we introduced the concept of “破音字” or “多音字”, Chinese characters that have two or more pronunciations. For instance, the Chinese character “恶” in “罪恶” ( crime, sin ) is pronounced E in 4th tone. The very same Chinese character “恶” in “恨恶” ( to hate ) is pronounced Wu in 4th tone. Most Pinyin publications have very clear indications as to how a Chinese character is pronounced depending on the context.

 Remember, you can always use the comments section at the end of this post if you have more questions regarding this week's material.