1. 说 [shuō] speak
Component: 讠[yán] speech+兑[duì] fulfill
Structure: 左右结构 Left-Right
说话shuōhuà to speak / to say / to talk
她总是说话很温柔。She always speaks gently.
2. 看 [kàn] see / look
Component: (手 tran.)[kàn] hand+目[mù] eye
Structure: 左上包围结构 Left-Top Surrounding
看见to see / to catch sight of
看到see (that) / note
看看to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon
来看to come and see / to see a topic from a certain point of view
看来apparently / it seems that
看出to make out / to see
看法way of looking at a thing / view / opinion
我过去看一看。I will go over and take a look.
别躲了，我看到你了。You don’t need to hide, I already saw you.
我刚才看见他在教室里。I just saw him in the classroom.
他常常利用这个时间看看书。He always uses this time to read books.
我明天过去看看学校的环境。I am going to check out the campus of the school tomorrow.
他喜欢看有关地理方面的书籍。He likes to read books about geography.
3. 得 [de] complement p. (V + 得 + Adverb)
Component:彳[chì] step+㝵[dé] get
Structure:左右结构 Left-Right
觉得to think / to feel
得很very (much, good etc)
显得to seem / to look / to appear
变得to become
记得to remember
值得to be worth / to deserve
晓得to know
我觉得会没有问题 。I think it is alrig ht.
他获得了二十座奖杯 。He won twenty trophies.
他会讲中文，而且讲得很好 。He can speak Chinese, very well in fact.
4. 过 [guò] experienced action p.
Component: 寸[cùn] thumb+辶[chuò] walk
Structure: 左下包围结构 Left-Bottom Surrounding
过去(in the) past / former / previous / to go over / to pass by
不过only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)
通过by means of / through / via / to pass through / to get through / to adopt / to pass (a bill or inspection etc) / to switch over
过来to come over / to manage / to handle / to be able to take care of
经过to pass / to go through / process / course
过程course of events / process
超过to surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
我过去看一看。I will go over and take a look.
我去过北京一次。I have been to beijing once.
你以前去过那里吗？Have you been there before?
晚上你过来吃晚饭吗？Will you come over to have dinner tonight?
我通过了这次的考试。I passed the exam this time.
我今天要训练不过其实我不想去。I need to practice today, but actually I don’t want to.
5. 生 [shēng] life / raw
Component: 生 [shēng] life / raw
Structure: 独体字 Single
生活life / activity / to live / livelihood
发生to happen / to occur / to take place / to break out
生产to produce / to manufacture / to give birth to a child
生命life / living / biological
产生to arise / to come into being / to come about / to give rise to / to bring into being / to bring about / to produce / to engender / to generate / to appear / appearance / emergence / generation / production / yield
医生doctor
卫生health / hygiene / sanitation
他是学生吗？Is he a student?
工厂停止了生产。The factory has stopped producing.
李先生正在开会。Mr. lee is having a meeting.
生活充满了幸福。Life is full of happiness.
我希望我能成为一名医生。I hope I can become a doctor some day.