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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). 去北京的前几个月，我让我的中国朋友给我起个中国名字。她说因为我的名字Andy可以直接音译为汉字“安迪”，给我起名字简直是小菜一碟。 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). 我在查询北京的游览攻略时，热门游览地中有个叫“天安门”的。“天安门”这个词引起了我想要认识更多汉字的欲望，因为它和我的名字当中都有一个“安”字。之后我便开始用汉语字典查询地铁站的名字。（尤其是在拥挤时或是长途旅行中） | 
