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TheChineseWritingSystem:

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我們中國的漢字

一撇一捺都是故事GuessingGameCanyourecognizethesepictures?吃瓜菜鳥吃土單身狗picture-basedsymbolssimplifiedChinesecharacterspastpresenthistorydevelopmentTheChineseWritingSystem:

ConnectingthePastandthePresenttopicfocusPara1

Chinaiswidelyknownforitsancient

civilizationwhichhascontinuedallthewaythroughintomoderntimes,despitethemanyupsanddownsinitshistory.Therearemanyreasonswhythishasbeenpossible,butoneofthemainfactorshasbeentheChinesewritingsystem.Para1:TheChinesewritingsystemisoneofthereasonswhyChinesecivilisationhassurvivedintomoderntimes.Para2

Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseoflonggu―animalbonesandshellsonwhichsymbolswerecarvedbyancientChinesepeople.Someoftheancientsymbolscanstillbeseenintoday’shanzi.Para2:WrittenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguagecarvedonlongguatthebeginning.Para3:Thewritingsystembecamewell-developed,andlaterdevelopedintodifferentforms.Para4:Thewritingsystembegantodevelopinonedirection.Q:What’sthefunctionofthefirstsentence?Itisatransitionalsentence,connectingtheprecedingandthefollowing.Para5—6Para2—4

Today,theChinesewritingsystemisstillanimportantpartofChineseculture.AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistorythroughthisamazinglanguage.Para6:TheChineselanguageishelpingtospreadChina’scultureandhistorytotheworld.TheChinesewritingsystemAtthebeginningtheShangDynastytheQinDynasty1.Itwasa____________language.2.Itdatesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseof______.3._______werecarvedon_______________________.1.Thesymbolshadbecome____________.2.Overtheyears,thesystemdevelopedinto_____________aspeopleweredivided____________then,leadingtomanyvarietiesof___________________.1.Qinshihuang______7statesintoone,soitbegantodevelop______________.2.Itwasofgreatimportantinuniting________________________.Today1.Itconnects_____________with_______.2.It'sanimportantpartof______________.3.Anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciate_______________________throughit.picture-basedlongguSymbolsanimalbonesandshellswell-developeddifferentformsgeographicallyunitedinonedirectionChinesepeopleandculturedialectsandcharactersChina'spresentitspastChinesecultureChina’scultureandhistoryoneofthemainfactorsthataffectChina'sancientcivilisationReadforthinkingHowdoeswrittenChineseconnectChinesepeopletodaywiththoseofthepast?

AsChinaplaysagreaterroleinglobalaffairs,anincreasingnumberofinternationalstudentsarebeginningtoappreciateChina'scultureandhistorythroughthisamazingculture.connectspeopledividedbygeographyconnectsthepastandthepresentconnectsthelanguageandartconnectsChinaandtheworldDiscussionMike,aforeignfriend,isinterestedinChinesecharactersrecently,buthedoesn'tknowmuchaboutthem.CouldyouhelpMike