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Calligraphy Practice

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ID: 1944 Elementary
Brush calligraphy is a time-honored tradition within Chinese culture and has been practiced for centuries. Anyone who's ever practiced it, though, will tell you that it's no cakewalk to practice well! Learn how to discuss calligraphy at a basic level in Mandarin Chinese in today's elementary lesson.
Wed May 30 2012 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
毛笔 máobǐ writing brush
纸 zhǐ paper
墨 mò ink
学 xué to study
毛笔，纸，墨。
máobǐ ，zhǐ ，mò 。
Writing brush, paper, and ink.
你要学书法？
nǐ yào xué shūfǎ ？
Are you learning calligraphy?
嗯。我要写毛笔字。
ng4 。wǒ yào xiě máobǐzì 。
Yeah. I'm going to write characters with a brush.
真厉害！那你写吧。
zhēn lìhai ！nà nǐ xiě ba 。
That's really awesome! Write some.
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