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- 01 妈 / 马 Which character means “mother”? tone
- 02 马 / 骂 Which character means “horse”? tone
- 03 吗 / 麻 Which one is the yes-no question particle? tone
- 04 是 / 十 Which character is the linking verb “to be”? tone
- 05 买 / 卖 Which character means “buy”? tone
- 06 问 / 闻 Which character means “ask”? tone
- 07 汤 / 糖 Which character means “soup”? tone
- 08 水 / 睡 Which character means “water”? tone
- 09 七 / 气 Which character is the number seven? tone
- 10 好 / 号 Which character means “good”? tone
- 11 住 / 猪 Which character means “to live (in a place)”? tone
- 12 去 / 娶 Which character means “to go”? tone
- 13 纸 / 四 Which character means “paper”? initial
- 14 西 / 吃 Which character means “west”? initial
- 15 字 / 是 Which syllable starts with dental z- (like a buzz, not English “zee”)? initial
- 16 餐 / 惨 Which reading is the restaurant 餐 as in 餐厅? tone
- 17 喝 / 河 Which character means “drink”? tone
- 18 里 / 力 Which character means “inside” as in 里面? tone
- 19 我 / 握 Which character is the pronoun “I”? final
- 20 不 / 步 Which character is the common negation “not”? tone
- 21 那 / 哪 Which character is “that” as in 那个? tone
- 22 中 / 重 Which character means “middle” as in 中国? tone
- 23 学 / 雪 Which character means “study”? tone
- 24 看 / 砍 Which character means “look / watch”? tone