- All languages have homophones (同音字), but in Chinese they are especially abundant.
- The Cihai (辞海 “sea of words”) dictionary lists 149 characters representing the syllable “yì”, e.g. 一, 意, 亦 etc.
- In studying Chinese, we must distinguish between homophones.
- Below are words that have the same pronunciation, but different meanings. Try to select the correct answer.
| 1. | 冰 兵 已 经 融 化 了 。 | |
| 2. | 空 气 中 充 满 花 的 分 芬 芳 。 | |
| 3. | 这 个 测 验 很 难 男 。 | |
| 4. | 他 像 猴 子 那 么 玩 顽 皮 ! | |
| 5. | 我 不 会 下 棋 其 。 |
