Memrise Lesson 41

Study before Lesson 41 quiz.

Transcript

1. heavy 千 thousand + 里 computer As heavy as a thousand computers. Pay attention to stroke order!
2. move 重 heavy + 力 power You can move anything, no matter how heavy, if you have enough power.
3. work 亻 person + 動 move The most basic kind of work is manual labor: a person moving something.
4. sickness * 广 cave + 冫 ice Today we know that sickness is caused mainly by viruses or bacteria, not by cold— but hanging out in a cave full of ice is still a good way to get sick.
5. ill 疒 sickness + 一 one + 内 inside Imagine an old treatment for sickness: the person who is ill is isolated (the only one left) inside a cave until he recovers. Right now, he’s still sneezing—the two drops flying out of the cave.
6. pain 疒 sickness + マ ma + 用 utilize Whenever she’s sick and in pain, Ma utilizes painkillers.
7. empty box * An empty box on its side. To avoid confusion with 凵 open box, imagine someone walking inside, like a cat hiding in an empty box.
8. doctor 匚 empty box + 矢 arrow This doctor is a coward: he hides behind an empty box and shoots arrows dipped in medicine at his patients.
9. tent* Picture a tent with four sticks holding it up; their tips are visible at the top.
10. departure 癶 tent + 二 two + 儿 human legs I made a rapid departure when I saw two human legs sticking out of the tent. Don’t confuse the bottom half of departure with 开 two hands: like 儿 human legs, the final stroke of departure hooks to the right.