Taking Leave of Cambridge Again Lesson

In this lesson, you will learn to use Chinese to

Read a contemporary poem
Understand the language and pattern used in contemporary Chinese poems
Explain your feelings after you read this poem

Before you begin the lesson below, please review the following keywords.

Chinese Character	Pinyin	English Translation	Let's Hear It!
轻轻	qīng qīng	softly
正如	zhèng rú	just as
招手	zhāo shǒu	wave hands
作别	zuò bié	to say goodbye to ...
西天	xī tiān	western sky, sometimes refers to heaven
云彩	yún cǎi	cloud
河畔	hé pàn	riverside
金柳	jīn liǔ	golden willows
夕阳	xīyáng	sunset
新娘	xīnniáng	bride
波光	bōguāng	shimmer
影（子）	yǐng (zi)	reflections
心头	xīn tóu	heart
荡漾	dàng yàng	undulate
软	ruǎn	soft
泥	ní	mud
甘心	gān xīn	be willing to be
水草	shuǐ cǎo	waterweed
清泉	qīng quán	spring water
天上	tiān shàng	on the sky
（彩）虹	(cǎi) hóng	rainbow
沉淀	chén diàn	crumple
梦	mèng	dream
星辉斑斓	xīng huī bān lán	starlight
歌	gē	song
别离	bié lí	farewell
悄悄	qiāo qiāo	quietly
沉默	chén mò	silence
衣袖	yī xiù	sleeve

In this lesson, you will be using the following Poem entry to learn Chinese. Click the > for each line of the poem to see the translations.

Watch the presentation below. You will be introduced to the key words and some key sentences. Be ready to practice when you have finished the presentation.

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