zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s Syllables

Course: Chinese 1     Unit: Pinyin Syllable 1     
Date: Monday, 10/20/2014 

Lesson: Single-final syllables with zh,ch,sh,r,z,c,s

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HW1: Go to shilaoshichinese.blogspot.com, record the following syllables (from zha to su in 1^st tones) AND Line 1 and Line 2 (you can sent me 2 recordings if you feel recording them in one is too long)

		zh	ch	sh	r	z	c	s
a		zha	cha	sha		za	ca	sa
o
e		zhe	che	she	re	ze	ce	se
i		zhi	chi	shi	ri	zi	ci	si
u		zhu	chu	shu	ru	zu	cu	su
ü
Line 1	zǐ yuē: zhī zhī wéi zhī zhī,  bù zhī wéi bù zhī ,  shì zhī yě. 子曰: 知 之 为  知 之,   不 知  为  不 知,   是  知 也.
Line 2	sì  shí sì  zhī  shí  shī  zi. 四 十  四   只   石    狮   子。

*underlined syllables are also how their initials (consonants) are pronounced: zh (zhi), ch (chi),

sh (shi), r (ri), z (zi), c(ci), s (si).

HW2: Make flashcards for these characters.

哭 kū: cry              车chē: car    

吃 chī: eat                      蛇 shé：snake

石 shí:  stone; rock        狮子shī zi :  lion        

猪zhū : pig                    狗gǒu : dog                    

猫 māo : cat                  意思yì si : meaning

*"知 之为知之,  不知为不知, 是知也."（Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, that is learning) is a line in Analects or Lunyu (論語,simp论语,  meaning collection of sayings), one single most important text in Chinese civilization.
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                              A page from the Analects

       It is the collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been written by Confucius' followers. It is believed to have been written during the Warring States period (475 BC–221 BC), and it achieved its final form during the mid-Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD).