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How to Write "Mattress" in Chinese

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Summary: Learn how to write & pronounce the Chinese symbol (character) for mattress in this free Chinese language lesson on video.

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By Xi Chen
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Xi Chen got her Certificate of Teaching Chinese As a Foreign Language in 2005, one of less than 5,000 certificate holders across China. Recently, she was newly appointed program...read more

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"OK, now let's come to the Chinese word for "mattress," chuang dian. Chuang dian. This is a very meaningful word. "Chuang" is "bed." We have learned it. And "dian" itself, it means "cushion." So mattress is like the cushion of a bed; very easy to understand. OK, chuang, don't forget, this part means big, spacious; and also, don't forget chuang is most, is mostly wooden, so this is the wood part. And let's come to dian, here, this is the dot that you should not forget. OK, again, follow my stroke order. "Chuang dian." Mattress."

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