Chinese Characters and Radicals 这

这(辵) zhè:

this, the, here.

 

这些 zhèxiē: these.

这个 zhège: this; this one.

Chinese Radicals 辵

辵 chuò:

walk.

Chinese Characters and Radicals 他

他(人) tā:

other, another; he, she, it.

 

他们 tāmen:

they.

Chinese Characters and Radicals 我

我(戈) wǒ:

our, us, i, me, my, we.

 

我们 wǒmen:

we; us; ourselves; our.

Chinese Radicals 戈

戈 gē:

spear.

Chinese Characters and Radicals 有

有(月) yǒu:

have, own, possess; exist.

有的 yǒude:

(there are) some (who are...); some (exist).

Chinese Radicals 月

月 yuè:

moon; month.

 

月亮 yuèliang:

moon.

Chinese Radicals 人

人 rén:

man.

 

工人 gōngrén:

worker.

Chinese Characters and Radicals 在

在(土) zài:

be at, in, on; consist in, rest.

 

现在 xiànzài:

now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays.

Chinese Radical 土

土 tǔ:

earth.

Chinese Characters and Radicals 了

了(亅) le:

to finish; particle of completed action.

 

为了wèile:

in order to; for the purpose of; so as to.

 

Chinese Radical 亅

亅jué

Chinese Characters and Radicals 不

不(一) bù:

no, not; un-; negative prefix.

 

不用 bùyòng:

need not.

 

Chinese Characters and Radicals 是

是(日) shì:

indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that.

但是 dànshì:

but; however.

Chinese Radical - 日

日rì:

sun; day; daytime.

 

生日shēngrì:

birthday.

Chinese Characters and Radicals 一

一 (一) yī:
one; a, an; alone.

一些 yīxiē:
some; a few; a little.

Chinese Characters and Radicals - 的

 

的 (白) - de: possessive, adjectival suffix.

有的 - yǒude: (there are) some (who are...); some (exist).

Chinese Characters and radicals - 白

白 - bái - white

白天- báitiān: daytime; during the day; day.

有的
的
白
白白
一些
一
还
辵
还是
一
不
为了
了
亅
在
土
现在
人
人们
夫人

我们
我国
我人
我
戈
他们
他人
他国
他
人

没有
有些
有的
月
辵
这个
这么
这个
那个
个人
丨
个
们
人
人们
中文
中心
丨
中
上来
木
来
一
上
上来
大
大夫
为了
为了
为什么
丶
和
和谐
口
囗
国王
国家
国
地区
土
地
达到
刀
到
可以
人
以
讠
说
小说
时
日
小时
不要
要
襾
就
尢
就是
出
出来
凵
会
人
口
可
可以
可是
也
也好
也是
也不
乙
你们
你好
你的 
你
人
对
寸
发
出发
发生
又
以后
之后
口
后
作
人
作为
这里
里
用
不用
道
辵
行
所
戶
戶口
所在
所有
所以
然后
火
然
家
宀
国家
大家
种
种子
种
禾
亅
事
戈
成为
成
方
方
多少
多么
多
夕
经
纟
经
么
丿
上去
下去
厶
方法
法
水
学
学生
大学
子
学
大学
如
不如
女
都
大都
邑
不同
同时
同学
同
口
玉
现
现在
出现
当
当然
当时
当地
没
没有
从没
水
动
动物
力
方面
面包
面
走
起
在一起
对不起
看
来看
定
宀
一定
天
大
大
分
刀
刀子
还
还是
还有
辵
辵
辵
进去
进来
好
女
小
小
小时
小时
大小小学
部
部门
邑
其中
八
些
二
一些 yīxiē some; a few; a little
这些 zhèxiē these
那些 nàxiē those
有些 yǒuxiē some; somewhat
哪些 nǎxiē which ones?; who?; what?
好些 hǎoxiē a good deal of; quite a lot
主
丶
样
木
理
玉
物理
中心
心
女
她
她们
本子
木
前
刀
开
廾
开学
但
人
但是
不但
因
因为
因而
囗
只
囗
只好
只有
只是
从事
从而
从来
从
人

想
心
想法
理想

实
宀

Farsi/ Persian Alphabet: S ث

ث SE

Farsi/ Persian Alphabet: ث - SEH - S

ث

Farsi Persian Alphabet: ت - T - TEH

 ت - T - TEH

Farsi/ Persian Alphabet: پ - P - PEH

پ - P - PEH

Farsi/ Persian Alphabet: ب - B- BEH

ب - B - BEH

Farsi/ Persian Alphabet ا - A - ALEF

ا - A - ALEF

的

的 - de - possessive, adjectival suffix

Radical: 白: bái, white;

Chinese Characters: 人们 - people

人们 - rénmen

Chinese Character 一 yī

一 yī

English word of the day "bailiwick"

bailiwick

PRONUNCIATION:

(BAY-luh-wik)

 MEANING:

noun: A person's area of expertise or interest.

Spanish word of the day "narrar"

Palabra

narrar

Significado

to tell, to recount, to narrate


Ejemplo

El libro narra la historia del presidente Lincoln.

The book tells the story of President Lincoln.

English word of the day "usufruct"

usufruct

PRONUNCIATION:

(YOO-zuh-fruhkt, -suh-)

MEANING:

noun: The right to use and enjoy another's property without destroying it.

Portuguese words and phrases

Word 1:to ride a bicycle
andar de bicicleta

Word 2:boring
aborrecido

Word 3:to loosen a nut
desapertar uma porca

Spanish word of the day "nombrar"

Palabra

nombrar

 

Significado

to name

 

Ejemplo

Thomas Wenrich fue nombrado presidente y editor ejecutivo de la revista Poder.

 

Traducción

Thomas Wenrich was named president and executive editor of Poder magazine.

Aviso

As an adjective, nombrado or nombrada can mean "famous" or "well-known."

Word of the day "laryngopharyngeal"

la-ryn-go-pha-ryn-geal

PRONUNCIATION:

(luh-ring-goh-fuh-RIN-jee-uhl, -juhl)

MEANING:

adjective: Of or relating to the larynx (the part of the throat holding the vocal cords) and pharynx (the part of the throat that leads from the mouth to the esophagus).

Word of the day "perspicaciousness "

pers-pi-ca-cious-ness

PRONUNCIATION:

(puhr-spi-KAY-shuhs-nes)

MEANING:

noun: Keenness of perception and discernment.

Introducing Africa

I was surprised, and more than a little amused, as I listened to a BBC Radio programme on Africa earlier this year. A field reporter on assignment in mammoth China wanted to know how deep the locals' knowledge of the African continent went. The results: It barely scratched the surface. Intermixed with laughter were suggestions that the world's second-largest continent is composed of lions, elephants and bush. There were mentions of Mandela, South Africa and the film 'Out of Africa'. No, they didn't think there were any towns to speak of. Yes, there were plenty of wild animals. But most shocking of all was the suggestion that Africa is a single country. Even an interviewee who had actually been to Africa guessed that there were at most 14 different countries in all.

Africa is not, nor has it ever been, one vast country. It is a mosaic of 53 autonomous countries, most of them designated by European colonialists during the historical 'Scramble for Africa.' All attempts to marry up all the countries - to create a United States of Africa - have so far failed. In fact, some individual countries are having the devil of a time staying in one piece as it is: Eritrea was once a province of Ethiopia, Somaliland was once a part of the larger, war-prone, republic of Somalia. Zanzibar wants to cut the umbilical cord from mainland Tanzania.

In terms of acreage, the Sudan is the largest country. From above tiny Uganda in the equatorial regions, the (nearly) 1-million-square-mile Sudan spreads to the North where it rubs shoulders with Libya and the ancient land of Egypt. In terms of population, Nigeria is Africa's giant. Over 100 million people call this oil-rich West African country home and there are so many Nigerians in the US, Europe and Asia that when most non-Africans think of Africans, they're actually thinking of Nigerians. In terms of development, the sprawling republic of South Africa takes the cake. Located in, well, the south of Africa, the mineral-rich home of Castle Lager, De Beers, 'Cry the Beloved Country', Mandela, Charlize Theron , The Springboks rugby team and the Zulu tribe needs no introduction.

You can't analyse African social life without bringing in the aspect of tribe. Even in the 21st century, tribal relations are the ties that bind. Most marriages take place between people of the same tribe and, for the most part, voters vote along tribal lines. Conflicts also commonly arise from tribal animosity. The infamous 1994 Rwandan genocide between the Hutus and the Tutsis was the ultimate extension of tribal passion and arguably the darkest chapter in the Africa's history. You can often tell an African's tribe from his indigenous name. My surname, Nderitu (pronounced "Day-ri-to") is a dead giveaway that I come from the Kikuyu tribe of central Kenya. At first sight, all Africans may look the same but in reality most tribes have distinct features that set them apart - height, skin tone, build, dialects, hair, teeth and even talents. Most have their own language and some languages, like Swahili, are understood by different languages. All together, there are over 2,000 different languages.

A common misconception is that all Africans are Negroid (Black). All Negroes may come from Africa but not all Africans are Negroes. The northern rim of the continent (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco) is predominated by Semites (the Arab-Jew persuasion). Think Muammar Gaddafi or Bhoutros-Bhoutros Ghali. Coming down, we find the Negroes who mostly live in what is known as sub-Saharan Africa. In Eritrea and Ethiopia, we again encounter the ubiquitous Semites. Moving towards the southern end of the continent, we find the Capoid race with lighter complexions and hooded eyes (Nelson Mandela and musician Usher Raymond have Capoid features, UN boss Kofi Annan is pure Negroid.) Also in evidence all across the land is a sizeable population of Caucasians and other non-Black people. Not to be confused with tourists and other visitors, these descendants of ancient European settlers, missionaries and Asian traders are as African as the Marula tree. Some are even more African than the original Africans. South Africa has the biggest 'jambalaya' of races - Blacks, Whites (including Boers), Browns, Yellows and, for all we know, green people from Mars (that's why it's sometimes referred to as "the Rainbow Nation"). Despite the spectrum of skin colour, it is safe to say that most of Mother Africa's children are Black like me.

Eastern Africa is widely believed to be the cradle of human life. We're told that, eons ago, early humans embarked on an epic journey northwards (called "the Great Trek"). From Tanzania and Kenya, they walked slowly up to Ethiopia, traversed the Sudan, gained Egypt and crossed over to the contested area now covered Jordan, Israel, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. From there, routes diverged with some pioneers venturing further into Asia, others legging it to Eastern Europe and some (probably due to confusion) returning to North Africa. Facts are sketchy but whichever way you slice it, the earliest human remains were found in East Africa (some as old as 4.2 million years). But this history poses some hard-hitting questions. If Africans were the original owners of the land, then how come they had to wait for the missionaries before they could advance academically and otherwise? Where were the Oprahs, the Michael Jacksons, the Bill Cosbys, the Michael Jordans, the Condolezzas, the Mohammed Alis, the Naomi Campbells, Ben Carsons? Why did the African giant have to be awoken? And why, oh why, is the second-largest continent still the poorest? The question of non-development, of Africans' seeming lethargy, is easily answered by Prof. Ali Mazrui's famous documentary, 'The Africans', in which he narrates: 'If necessity is the mother of invention, then bounty must be the mother of inertia.' In a land where you spit out a seed and return to find a fruit tree sprouting, the early Africans were under no pressure to advance technologically. Africa supports, by a mile, the widest VARIETY of plant and animal life - a tribute to her fertility.

Modern clothes were another superfluous commodity to early Africans, especially in the tropics (as the missionaries soon found out). The blazing African sun has played havoc with many a foreigner and even though the locals never suffer from 'sunburn' (whatever that is) the temperatures sometimes soar to uncomfortable heights - even for Africans. On the question of poverty, I have no ready answer because the continent itself is imbued with wealth. Most of the diamonds you see gleaming in jewellery boutiques around the world come from Africa. And much of the gold. And the coffee and tea and cut flowers and the cocoa many other "raw materials", hence "the scramble for Africa" which led to jealously-guarded colonization. Ghana was formerly known as the 'Gold Coast', has the world's largest gold and diamond deposits. In fact, most of the conflicts and political turmoil that you see in the press are all about controlling mineral and other wealth - Sierra Leone (diamonds), the DRC (assorted minerals), Nigeria (oil), Somalia (Heaven knows!).

At any rate, a good many Africans are well off, but the gap between the rich and the poor is the biggest without going as far as the sub-continent of India. While the super-rich command customized cars and even private planes, others are so poor they die from curable diseases like Malaria and their children walk several kilometres to school every day - on bare feet. Also on the subject of poverty, we must not lose sight of the fact that the majority of Africans still live in the rural areas ('the country' if you're American, 'the sticks' if you're British.)In Kenya, for example, more than half the population lives in abject poverty (on less than a dollar a day). You may have heard 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai saying that she was so poor growing up that she and her friends used to play with frog eggs! (Wangari, do you have to tell them EVERYTHING? I want to be able to show my face in public when I tour Europe to promote my books!)

But what does it MEAN to be African? If a Negro was born and lives in the US, can he still claim to be an African? What if a Caucasian (I give you best-selling author Wilbur Smith as an example) is born, lives in, and loves Africa? Does that make him a certifiable African? Here's my circuitous and open-ended answer (and my conclusion to this x-ray of the land of my ancestors):

A long, long, time ago (way before the first man loved the first woman and a child was born) all the continents were stuck together. Various disturbances on the earth's crust coupled with the spinning of the earth (which makes it bulge out at the sides) caused cracks and, ultimately, separation. You may take it that all continents and islands are jigsaw pieces and all humankind is one large, chequered, family. As I said earlier, the first people lived in the tectonic fragment now known as Africa. Speaking on KTN TV recently, an American tourist ventured that all people should make a Mecca-like pilgrimage to Kenya at least once in their lives because it is our mutual 'home' (See the Leakey family's work on human origins). This is the reason the lack of interest in Africa expressed in the BBC Radio programme amused me so much. Chinese, American, French, German, Russian, British or whatever our nationality, we may all be Africans in diaspora!

Source

The Battle Rages in Libya

The battles have grown in earnest in Libya. Muammar Gaddafi, seeing his grip on Libya slipping away, has stepped up his offensive, launching an assault on the oil and port city of Berga early in the morning. The protesters fought valiently as gunfire ripped through the night air to keep the pro-government forces at bay. All this as Gaddafi, in another speech of unimaginable confusion, claimed that there was no opposition to his rule and that the uprising was at the hands of foreigners and a conspiracy of the west. And yet photos from of protesters holding signs refuted this maddening delusion.

Later in the day, as the protesters were celebrating an important defensive victory, fighter jets bombed the town, with several correspondents of Al Jazeera on hand to witness and spectacularly photograph the explosions. Four people were killed in the attacks and many more were injured, and the terror of the ever-looming air forces spiked in the hearts and minds of those in opposition-held areas, including Benghazi. When an where, they surely wonder, will the next air raid come?

Wednesday, a day which was stamped with events of importance around the world (including a lethal assault on American soldiers in Germany and the suspected murder of a prominent activist in Saudi Arabia at the hands of state security), found the world's eyes squarely fixed on the unfolding events in Libya as the protesters continued to fight long after that lethal air raid, and news of the region continued to surface throughout the afternoon through various news sources and the internet.

Among the news was the capture of a pro-government commander in Misurata, including his communications equipment (which was of American origin), and battles that continued to be won against a sporadic but near constant offensive by pro-Gaddafi forces. At the Tunisian border, the crisis of days past also seemed to lessen, although conditions continued to be poor and the government threatened to prevent refugees from fleeing the country. And mercenaries, paid by Gaddafi to fight against the protesters, have continued to be captured in larger numbers, with Al Jazeera reporting a total of between 50-60 this week.

And yet reports were not all in favor of the opposition. Twitter posts have reported family members of those in Benghazi who continue to reside in Tripoli are being captured, and continued evidence of torture by the Gaddafi regime are being uncovered by protesters. A funeral was also held today for man who died in an assault that he should have survived but for lack of proper and adequate medical care, and Al Jazeera has reported that Gaddafi forces are "throwing patients from windows," kidnapping children, detaining activists, and starving prisoners to death. And late this evening, an unconfirmed distress call has surfaced online purported to be from Berga warning of an impending "massacre" at the hands of truckloads of mercenaries, beginning for deliverance from God.

The United Nations, the Arab League and the African Union continued to deliberate the possibility of enforcing a no-fly zone in the air space above Libya to protect protesters. And the International Criminal Court launched an initial investigation into possible war crimes committed at the hands of Gaddafi, with a promise for further details to be released tomorrow. And world leaders are taking ever stronger stances against the intense violence as the protesters further organize, grow in number and strength, and prepare for an all-important offense that must come soon to liberate Tripoli. Gaddafi's rule, it seems, may be nearing its end.

And yet, so much fighting is yet to come. Where peaceful uprising prevailed in Egypt and Tunisia, it seems inevitable that the people of Libya will tragically have to purchase their freedom with blood, thanks to the madness of Gaddafi, who seems content to die. The hearts and minds of the world, desperate but unable to meaningfully help, will be watching anxiously as the people rise, take their arms and tell this ruthless dictator that has ruled for four decades that they will no longer stand for his tyranny.

The rest of the Middle East, and alas the world, should take notice and take heed; nothing, not even oppression and violence, can stand between the determined and undaunted masses when the freedom they crave is at hand.

Source

Chinese: 女人 - woman

女人


nǚrén


woman

Chinese: 人 - man

人
rén

man

Five Farsi Phrases: My name is .. اسمم ~ است

My name is ..



 .. اسمم ~ است


esmam ~ ast.

Five Farsi Phrases: What is your name? اسمتان چيست

What is your name?



 اسمتان چيست



esmetân chi'st?

Five Farsi Phrases: Fine, thanks much. خوبم، خیلی ممنون

Fine, thanks much.



 خوبم، خیلی ممنون



khoobam, kheyli mamnoonn

Five Farsi Phrases: How are you? حالِ شما چطور است

How are you?

? حالِ شما چطور است
Hâlè šomâ chetor ast?

Five Farsi Phrases: hello سلام

Hello


 سلام Salâm

Marathon: 100 Chinese Characters - 实

实 shí

Marathon: 100 Chinese Characters - 想

想 xiǎng

Marathon: 100 Chinese Characters - 从

从 cóng