Listen Online
Learn to talk about your favorite non-alcohol beverage in Chinese.
Nĭ zuì xĭhuān hē shénme yĭnliào? A: 你 最 喜欢 喝 什么 饮料 ？ What is your favorite beverage? Bù hán jiŭjīng de. B: 不 含 酒精 的 。 Non-alcohol drinks. …
Tips to Learn Chinese With the development of China, more and more people are planning to learn Chinese and they ask many questions on how to learn Chinese online, especially Chinese for children. Due to lack of professional Chinese teachers, it’s difficult to …
Man: Wǒ hěn xĭhuān hé nĭ zài yìqĭ. Man: 我 很 喜欢 和 你 在 一起。 Man: I like to be with you very much.
Woman: Zhēn de ma? Woman: …
中国人的迈克尔·杰克逊记忆 ( zhōngguórén de mài kè ěr·jié kè xùn jìyì) Chinese Memories of Michael Jackson
The death of Michael Jackson has shocked his Chinese fans around the world. On June 26, 2009, Chinese students from Beijing held a vigil in memory of Michael …
宅(zhái) to stay at home all day
The saying of “宅(zhái)” refers to a group of people who indulge in something excessively, such as computer games, and cartoons. These people would rather stay at home than go out.
Recently, our Chinese for children has got a lot of attention from parents. Here are some tips for children who are taking online mandarin Chinese courses. First, to select a mature online Chinese learning institution will be …
变形金刚2(biàn xíng jīn gang2) Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen
Last week in China, Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen became “火爆(huǒbào)” explosively popular. The Transformers finally has surpassed Ice Age and became NO.1 on Friday. But on the weekend Billboard charts, they “并列(bìngliè)” stood …
抬杠(táigàng) to argue for the sake of arguing
Where does the phrase originate from?
In the north of China in early times, there existed a custom called “抬杠会(táigànghuì)” argue meeting. On the day of Lantern Festival, some strong men carried the bamboo “杠(gàng), ” on …
Learn Chinese Tip (VI): If a student wants to know her Chinese level, the best way is to take a Mandarin Chinese Proficiency test. There exist several authoritative Chinese tests such as AP Chinese exam, HSK, etc. For foreign …
乌鸦喝水(wūyā hē shuĭ) How did a Thirsty Crow Successfully Drink Water?
Yìzhī wūyā kŏukĕ le, dàochù zhăo shuĭ hē. 一只 乌鸦 口渴 了，到处 找 水 喝。 A crow felt thirsty and was looking for water everywhere.
Zhèshí, wūyā kànjiàn yígè píngzi. …
当男孩遇上女孩(dāng nánhái yùshàng nǚhái) When a Boy Meets a Girl
Man: Nĭhăo! wŏ juéde nĭ tĭng tèbié de, néng zuò gè péngyou ma? Man: 你好！ 我 觉得 你 挺 特别 的，能 做 个 朋友 吗？ Man: Hello! You are really special. …
Wúlùn shì guójiā háishì gèrén, zhĭyŏu jiāndìng xìnniàn, míngtiān cái huì gèng měihăo. “无论 是 国家 还是 个人，只有 坚定 信念， 明天 才 会 更 美好。” “No matter whether concerning countries or individuals, as long as they continue to keep the faith, all of them will …
碰壁(pèngbì) Be rebuffed
In this word, 碰(pèng) means “bump” and 壁(bì) means “wall.” The whole word 碰壁(pèngbì) literally means “run up against a wall.” But people usually use it to describe a situation in which you are turned down or rebuffed. In Chinese feudal times, …
The phrase “金婚(jīnhūn)” has become more popular ever since the release of the TV series (learn Chinese through movies and TV programs) “金婚(jīnhūn)” in 2006. As the title suggests, it is a story about an ordinary couple’s fifty-year marriage from 1956 to the …
In this issue, more tips to learn Chinese will be introduced. Learning Chinese Tip (V): learn Chinese by systematic Chinese reading. By doing so, you know more about Chinese characters, Chinese culture and enlarge your Chinese vocabulary. Please select Chinese reading material according to your …
Instructions: Fill in the blanks
Hints:
⑴ a cadre ⑵ life ⑶ strength ⑷ quantity, amount
① work on something ② be angry with something ③ power ④ mathematics
A rabbit and a tortoise decide to hold a race competition, and the winner will win the ticket to the Forest Concert. (Want to take part in a concert and listen to some beautiful songs.)
Xiaonei.com, widely believed to be the Chinese version of facebook, was set up in December, 2005 and was the earliest Social Networking site for universities in China. 校内(xiào nèi) means “within campuses, within universities.” At Xiaonei.com, only those who have specific university IP addresses could …
Carl has promised his girlfriend May to have dinner with her after work in a new restaurant. But the taxi driver dropped him off at a wrong place and he had troubles in finding the restaurant.
拼音(pīnyīn) pin yin: chī
笔画(bĭhuà) number of strokes: 6
含义(hányì) meaning: eat
笔顺(bĭshùn) stroke order:
1) eat; take
吃早饭(chī zăofàn): have breakfast
吃奶(chīnăi): take milk from mother
2) live off
吃父母(chī fùmŭ): live off one’s parents
坐山吃山(zuò …
