si shi ci chi qi xi zi zhi: practise

markv

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Inspired by Ten Stone Lions, which is a very funny poem that probably everyone except me already knew about, I made a list of flashcards.

The purpose of the list is to practise both tones and things that, to me, sound to some extent like 'si', which includes 'shi', 'ci', 'chi', 'qi', 'xi' 'zi', and 'zhi' with all existing tones (which is all of them except for zí, sí and cī). This means the list contains these words:
sī, sǐ, sì, shī, shí, shǐ, shì, cí, cǐ, cì, chī, chí, chǐ, chì, zī, zǐ, zì, zhī, zhí, zhǐ, zhì, qī, qí, qǐ, qì, xī, xí, xǐ, xì

For each one, I just picked a definition that seemed the most common to me (a lot of them have a lot of meanings). It's not really about learning the words, just how to say them.
 

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markv

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I made a much improved version! It now includes

sī, sí, sǐ, sì, sū, sú, sǔ, sù, shī, shí, shǐ, shì, shū, shú, shǔ, shù, cī, cí, cǐ, cì, cū, cú, cǔ, cù, chī, chí, chǐ, chì, chū, chú, chǔ, chù, zī, zí, zǐ, zì, zū, zú, zǔ, zù, zhī, zhí, zhǐ, zhì, zhū, zhú, zhǔ, zhù, qī, qí, qǐ, qì, qū, qú, qǔ, qù, xī, xí, xǐ, xì, xū, xú, xǔ, xù, jī, jí, jǐ, jì, jū, jú, jǔ, jù

as far as they exist. Which most of them do; they have an average of 4.7 definitions each.

Beginners: can you distinguish all these sounds? Because it's difficult for me.

I can't upload files again for some reason, so here's the list:

// si-like
思 si1 [sī] (=思想 sīxiǎng) thought [si] 意思 yìsi meaning [sāi] 于思 yúsāi richly bearded
死 si3 [sǐ] die, death
四 si4 [sì] four; 四周 sìzhōu all around; 四月 sìyuè April
吃 chi1 [chī] eat [qī] 吃吃 qīqī <the sound of giggling>
持 chi2 [chí] hold; 坚持 jiānchí persist in, insist on; 保持 bǎochí keep, maintain, preserve
耻 chi3 [chǐ] (=耻辱 chǐrǔ) shame, humiliation; 可耻 kěchǐ shameful; 无耻 wǔchǐ shameless
斥 chi4 [chì] 排斥 páichì reject; 驳斥 bóchì refute, denounce, reject, 斥责 chìzé denounce
失 shi1 [shī] lose; 失败 shībài be defeated {Compare with 先 xiān first}
十 shi2 [shí] ten; 十三 shísān thirteen; 五十 wǔshí fifty; 十月 shíyuè October
使 shi3 [shǐ] make, cause to (do), send , (=使用 shǐyòng) use, apply {Compare with 吏 lì and 便 biàn official}
是 shi4 [shì] to be, 是不是? shìbushì? is (it) or is (it) not?; 是否 shìfǒu whether or not, is (it) or is (it) not?
资 zi1 [zī] money, expenses; 资本主义 zīběnzhǔyì capitalism; 投资 tóuzī invest
子 zi3 [zǐ] child, son; 子女 zǐnǚ sons and daughters; 儿子 érzi son [zi] (noun suffix); 桌子 zhuōzi table {Compare with 了 le <particle>}
自 zi4 [zì] from, since, (=自己 zìjǐ) self; 自然 zìrán nature {Compare with 目 mù eye and 白 bái white}
知 zhi1 [zhī] realize, sense, inform, tell, (=知道 zhīdao) know; 知识 zhīshi knowledge [zhì] (=智 zhì) wit, (=智慧 zhìhuì) wisdom, (=智力 zhìlì) intellect
直 zhi2 [zhí] straight, directly {Compare with 真 zhēn true}
只 zhi3 [zhǐ] only, just, merely, <classifier implying "one of a pair", animals, vessels, utensils, etc.>; 一只猫 yì zhǐ māo a cat [zhī] single, one, only {Compare with 兄 xiōng brother}
稚 zhi4 [zhì] young, immature, childish; 稚气 zhìqì childishness
西 xi1 [xī] west, western; 东西 dōngxi thing; 西北 xīběi northwest
媳 xi2 [xí] (=媳妇 xífù) daughter-in-law; 童养媳 tóngyǎngxí child bride
喜 xi3 [xǐ] happiness; 喜欢 xǐhuān like
系 xi4 [xì] series, department, faculty, (=系统 xìtǒng) system, (=联系 liánxì) integrate, relate to; 关系 guānxi concern, affect, matter, tie, fasten, feel anxious, be concerned [jì] tie, bind
七 qi1 [qī] seven; 七月 qīyuè July
其 qi2 [qí] its, that, such, they, them; 其他 qítā other; 尤其 yóuqí especially [jī] anniversary
启 qi3 [qǐ] open; start; enlighten; 启发 arouse, inspire
气 qi4 [qì] air, gas, vapor, spirit, vital energy; 天气 tiānqi weather
词 ci2 [cí] word; 词典 cídiǎn dictionary; 动词 dòngxí verb; 词汇 cíhuì vocabulary
此 ci3 [cǐ] this; 如此 rúcǐ (=这样 zhèyàng) like this; 此地 cǐdì (=这里 zhèlǐ) here, at this place
赐 ci4 [cì] give, grant, gift
机 ji1 [jī] (=机器 jīqi) machine; 收音机 shōuyīnjī radio; 飞机 fēijī aircraft
及 ji2 [jí] reach, come up to, and, in, on, to; 以及 yǐjí as well as; 及时 jíshí promptly
挤 ji3 [jǐ] squeeze; crowd; push, jostle; 拥挤 yōngjǐ crowded
计 ji4 [jì] (=计算 jìsuàn) count, calculate, plot, plan, <family name>; 统计 tǒngjì statistics
稣 su1 [sū] revive, come to; 耶稣 Yēsū Jesus
俗 su2 [sú] common, rustic, vulgar, custom; 俗话 proverb, saying
速 su4 [sù] fast; 速度 sùdù speed
粗 cu1 [cū] thick, rough, coarse
促 cu4 [cù] urge; urgent; 促进 cùjìn promote; 促使 cùshǐ impel, urge
租 zu1 [zū] rent; 出租汽车 chūzūqìchē taxi
足 zu2 [zú] foot, (=足够 zúgòu) enough; 满足 mǎnzú satisfy
组 zu3 [zǔ] organize, group; 组织 zǔzhī organization, organize, form
抒 shu1 [shū] express, convey; 各抒己见
熟 shu2 [shú] cooked, ripe, familiar; 熟悉 shúxī know well [shóu] <colloquial variant>
暑 shu3 [shǔ] hot weather; 暑假 (shǔjià) summer vacation
树 shu4 [shù] tree; 树林 shùlín woods; 树木 shùmù trees; 树干 shùgàn trunk
初 chu1 [chū] beginning, first (in order); 初步 chūbù preliminary; 起初 qǐchū at first
除 chu2 [chú] get rid of, divide, (=除了 chúle) except
础 chu3 [chǔ] 基础 jīchǔ foundation, base, basis; 础石 chǔshí plinth
触 chu4 [chù] touch; 接触 jiēchù get in touch; 触角 antenna
诸 zhu1 [zhū] all, various, <family name>
逐 zhu2 [zhú] expel, pursue, one by one; 逐渐 gradually; 逐步 step by step
主 zhu3 [zhǔ] lord, master, host, god, (=主要 zhǔyào) main, primary; 主义 zhǔyì d
住 zhu4 [zhù] live (in a place)
需 xu1 [xū] (=需要 xūyào) need; 必需 bìxū essential
徐 xu2 [xú] slowly, gently, <family name>
许 xu3 [xǔ] allow, somewhat, <family name>, (=也许 yěxǔ) perhaps; 许多 xǔduō a lot [hǔ] 邪许 yéhǔ yell in unison, yo-ho-ho
蓄 xu4 [xù] store, save, grow; 积蓄 jīxù save; 储蓄 chǔxù deposit
躯 qu1 [qū] 身躯 body, stature; 躯体 body
渠 qu2 [qú] canal, ditch, channel; 渠道 irrigation ditch
娶 qu3 [qǔ] marry , take a wife, get married
去 qu4 [qù] go, leave, depart (opposite of 来 lái)
居 ju1 [jū] (=居住 jūzhù) live, reside; 居民 jūmín resident; 居然 jūrán unexpectedly
局 ju2 [jú] department, situation; 邮局 yóujú post office
举 ju3 [jǔ] raise; 举行 jǔxíng hold ; 选举 xuǎnjǔ election; 举例 jǔlì give an example
句 ju4 [jù] sentence
 
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