Chinese: First Language Learner 7–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Apply understanding of word morphology and vocabulary choices to interpret and convey meaning
Elaborations
examining the relationship between characters in a word, identifying subtle differences in meaning to enhance their own communication, and determining the appropriate context for related words such as 帮助 and 帮忙
differentiating 形近词 based on the meanings of each morpheme (for example, in 走进 and 走近) and applying in own writing
analysing how words containing a common morpheme are related, for example, how 乘 is used in 乘车 (‘take a ride’), 乘机 (‘take a chance’) and 乘法 (‘multiplication’)
