Lesson 9: Cai Lun Invented the Paper

19 words

WordPinyinDefinition
zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
dàito substitute
便biànplain
Yuánsurname Yuan
公元gōng yuánCE (Common Era)
古代gǔ dàiancient times
cloth
gànto do
dozen (loanword)
to hold
方便fāng biànconvenient
juéto decide
决心jué xīndetermination
piànthin piece
surname Pi
broken
zhúbamboo
zhǐpaper
zàoto make