Survival Chinese lesson 19 part 1

Survival Chinese lesson 19 part 1

Have you ever register in a hospital in China? In this video lesson, we will learn to describe health conditions to doctors, and recognize different departments in hospitals. Got questions? You may join our community to share your experiences or thoughts with other Chinese learners: www.echineseonline.com

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Learn Chinese Characters — Come

by Gao

The Chinese characters 来 meaning is come.

“He who sows his grain in the field puts his trust in heaven,” so observed the proverb. A bountiful yield of grain was therefore gratefully acknowledged as having come from above. Thus 来, originally a pictograph of growing wheat or barley, came to stand for “come”. The simplified character grafts rice (米) on to tree (木) to produce 来— a character no less welcome.