Chinese For Dummies (90 page)

kǒngmiào
孔庙
(
孔廟
) (koong-meow) (
Confucian temple
)

miào
庙
(
廟
) (meow) (
temple
)

nóngmín
农民
(
農民
) (noong-meen) (
farmers
)

If you're ever exploring
dàzìrán
大自然
(dah-dzuh-rahn) (
nature
) with a friend who speaks Chinese, a few of these words may come in handy:

àn
岸
(ahn) (
shore
)

chítáng
池塘
(chir-tahng) (
pond
)

hǎi
æµ·
(hi) (
ocean
)

hǎitān
海滩
(
海灘
) (hi-tahn) (
beach
)

hé
æ²³
(huh) (
river
)

hú
湖
(hoo) (
lake
)

niǎo
鸟
(
é³¥
) (nyaow) (
birds
)

shāmò
沙漠
(shah-maw) (
desert
)

shān
å±±
(shahn) (
mountains
)

shāndòng
山洞
(shahn-doong) (
cave
)