JI-4
('ji' in the fourth tone)
There are some 145 standard Chinese characters
with a 'ji' pronunciation, which makes 'ji' one of the most used sounds in
spoken Chinese, and puts in into one league with 'shi' and 'yi'. Major
sou.nd-indicating components are: 几 (11 occurences), 及 (11), 齐 (9)
The most frequently encountered 'ji'
morphemes are listed below.
Only two are common in the third tone,
but they are the most common 'ji' sounds:
几 = ji(3) = how many, a few
己 = ji(3) = oneself
More are common in the first tone:
机 = ji(1) = machine, opportunity
击 = ji(1) = to strike
垃圾 = la(1)ji(1) = trash
鸡 = ji(1) = chicken
The largest number of common 'ji' morphemes is
spoken in the fourth tone:
计 = ji(4) = to calculate
记 = ji(4) = to remember
际 = ji(4) = border
国际 = guo(2)ji(4) =
international
忌 = ji(4) = jealous
The second tone is not so important for 'ji'
morphemes:
及 = ji(2) = to amount to, and
急 = ji(2) = emergency
记 = ji(4) = to remember, to write down as a note / both meanings
are equally common; however, longer forms are available
记住 = ji(4)zhu(4) = to remember
记下来 = ji(4) xia(4) lai(2) = to write down
我要记一下 = Wo(3) yao(1)
ji(4) yi(1) xia(4) = I want to write this down
让我记一下 = Rang(4) wo(3)
ji(4) yi(1) xia(4) = Let me write it down; let me write down something
*****
计算机 = ji(4)suan(4)ji(1) = calcualtor,
computer
计算器 = ji(4)suan(4)qi(4) = calcualtor,
computer
|
