老外学中文必背的100个汉字

老外学中文必背的100个汉字

The First 100 Characters Every Beginner Needs to Memorize 中文入门必背100字

Just months before arriving in Beijing， I asked my Chinese friend to give me a Chinese

name。 She said it was easy since “Andy” can be transliterated to just 安迪（ān， safe； dí， guide）。

When I did some background research of places to visit in Beijing， Tian’anmen 天安门（Tiān’ānmén or Gate of Heavenly Peace） was one of the recommended spots。 The word Tian’anmen got me really interested in learning more characters because it had the same ān as in my name。 Then I started using Pleco to decipher subway station names （especially when it’s overcrowded or when I’m on a long train journey）。