L8 Directions 1

Lesson 8 - Directions Part 1

 

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上	shàng	above, superiors
下	xià	below, inferiors
東	dōng	east
南	nán	south
西	xī	west
北	běi	north

  西王母

Study

1. 南國
2. 國北

3. 無上
4. 不東
5. 東家

6. 東風

7. 求見君王

8. 水南山人

9. 東求西求 

10. 西王母

11. 西南

12. 西天

(select below to see meanings:)

1. Southern country - South China

2. North of the country

3. Unsurpassed, the highest

4. (subject understood) did/does not go East

5. Eastern household - landlord or master

6. East wind - Spring wind

7. (subject) sought to meet the ruler

8. A man of the mountains south of the water

9. Go East to search, to West to search - search everywhere

10. The Queen Mother of the West Learn more

11. Southwest (note the order in Chinese)

12. Western heaven - Western paradise

Practice

Write in Chinese:

1. underground

2. Northern gate

3. Western forest

4. Superiors and inferiors

5. (she) ascended to heaven

6. (he) got on a horse

7. underwater

8. clothing and food

9. East of the mountains (province name)

10. under the moon

(select below to see answers:)

1. 地下 2. 北門 3. 西林 4. 上下 5. 上天 6. 上馬 7. 水下 8. 衣食 9. 山東 10. 月下