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How can you ask about a character and explain what help you need?
Enter an imagined calligraphy class and connect character shapes, sounds and meanings.
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Bo joins a calligraphy class at a community centre.
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博参加了社区中心的书法课。
There is a brush and a sheet of paper on his desk.
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他的桌上有一支毛笔和一张纸。
He asks the teacher about the character for mountain.
English pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
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他向老师询问“山”这个汉字。
The teacher reads the character aloud before Bo writes it.
English pronunciation · Device-generated pronunciation (depends on browser and system voices)
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博写字以前，老师先把这个字读出来。
calligraphy · brush · ink · paper · character · write · meaning · pronunciation · read · learn · question · answer ·
What class does Bo join?
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Bo joins a calligraphy class at a community centre.
How can you ask about a character and explain what help you need?
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Log in to practiseUNESCO lists Chinese calligraphy as intangible cultural heritage and describes its artistic dimension.
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