(1)园yuan2 – yuán—garden
(2)房fang2 – fáng—house
(3)府fu3 – fǔ—government office,mansion,official residence
(4)厅ting1 – tīng—hall
(5)进jin4 – jìn—come in
(6)历li4 – lì—all previous,calendar,experience,go through
(7)座zuo4 – zuò—seat
(8)裹guo3 – guǒ—swathe,wrap
(9)远yuan3 – yuǎn—far
4. Give the pinyin of the following groups of words and then translate them into English.
(1)妈(ma1 – mā)—妈妈(ma1ma – māma)mother
舅妈(jiu4ma1 – jiùmā)aunt(wife of mother’s brother)
姑妈(gu1ma1 – gū mā)aunt(wife of father’s sister)
大妈(da4ma1 – dàmā)aunt
(2)农(nong2 – nóng)—农村(nong2 cun1 – nóngcūn)village
农民(nong2min2 – nóngmín)peasant/farmer
农忙(nong2mang2 – nóngmáng)busying season in farming
农药(nong2yao4 – nóngyào)agricultural/farm chemical,pesticide
(3)年(nian2 – nián)— 中年(zhong1nian2 – zhōngnián)middle age
老年(lao3nian2 – lǎonián)old age
新年(xin1nian2 – xīnnián)New Year
旧年(jiu4nian2 – jiùnián)lunar New Year
(4)学(xue2 – xué)—大学(da4xue2 – dàxué)college
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