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Character Amnesia

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ID: 1812 Elementary
Learning how to hand-write characters can be a daunting task for those of us just starting to learn Chinese; how often have you forgotten how to write a character? The answer is probably exceedingly often. Don't feel too bad, though. In today's lesson, you'll learn that it's not just foreigners who are prone to forgetting how to write characters!
Mon Nov 28 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
老师 lǎoshī teacher
大熊猫 dàxióngmāo giant panda
熊 xióng bear
怎么 zěnme how
老师，大熊猫的”熊”怎么写？能写一下吗？
lǎoshī ，dàxióngmāo de ”xióng ”zěnme xiě ？néng xiě yīxià ma ？
Teacher, how do you write the "xiong" in "da xiong mao"? Could you write it for me?
好！哎呀，不好意思，我忘了怎么写。
hǎo ！āiyā ，bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ wàng le zěnme xiě 。
OK! Argh. Sorry, I forgot how to write it.
啊？中国人也会忘记怎么写字？
ǎ ？Zhōngguórén yě huì wàngjì zěnme xiězì ？
Huh? Chinese people forget how to write characters, too?
当然！汉字太多了！
dāngrán ！hànzì tài duō le ！
Of course! There are too many Chinese characters!
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