Answer to You’re Never too Old to Square Dance
Answer: 1. A 2. A <<Back to “You’re Never too Old to Square Dance”
You’re Never Too Old to “广场舞 (guǎngchǎngwǔ) Square Dancing!”
Too shy to let your guard down and bust a move when you’re on a night out? Maybe you should let China’s square dancers help you get in the groove. If you walk around a Chinese city in the evening, you’ll surely find them. “广场舞 …
雪中送炭 To Offer Fuel in Snowy Weather
雪中送炭 (xuězhōngsòngtàn) To offer fuel in snowy weather
Key Learning Points (Preview):
木炭 (mùtàn) n. charcoal
品尝 (pǐncháng) v. taste
Sòngcháo de shíhou, Sòng Tàizōng Zhào Guāngyì shì yígè guānxīn qióngkǔrén de huángdì. 宋朝 的 时候， 宋太宗 赵 光义 是 一个 关心 穷苦人 的 皇帝。 …
Answer to Don’t Put Your Foot in Your Mouth When Discussing Zodiacs!
Answer: B The correct answer is B. “属于(shǔyú)” means “belong to” or “the category of something.” There are 12 kinds of animals within the Chinese Zodiac, including 鼠(shǔ) rat, 牛(niú) rat, 虎 (hǔ) tiger, 兔(tù) rabbit, 龙 (lóng) dragon, 蛇(shé) snake, 马(mǎ) horse, 羊 (yáng) …
Don’t Put Your Foot in Your Mouth When Discussing Zodiacs!
Jié Kè: Māo ____ shíèr shēngxiāo ma? 杰 克：猫 ____ 十二 生肖 吗？ Jack: The cat is the 12th zodiac right? Mǎ Lì: Bù, shíèr shēngxiāo lǐmiàn méiyǒu māo. 玛 丽：不，十二 生肖 里面 没有 猫。 Mary: No, the cat isn’t one of the zodiacs. Jié …
Chinese Idiom: 纸上谈兵 (zhǐshàngtánbīng) Armchair Strategy
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“纸上谈兵(zhǐshàngtánbīng) armchair strategy” refers to people who engage in idle talk, but are unable to act on their high minded theories. It is usually used to urge people to combine theories with practical knowledge and not be bookworms. Let’s read about the …
Sichuan’s Spicy Cuisine Gets Served Up!
Food is a big deal in China. In fact, food and eating are so important that a common greeting is “你吃了吗？(Nǐ chī le ma?)” This means, “Have you eaten yet?” Want to find out about one of the most delicious, regional cuisines in …
Answer to Chinese Emoji: A Second Second Language
Answer: B As a technology user, you probably often reach into your “表情包(biǎoqíng bāo)” or “emoji bag” to represent some feeling that needs more than words. With this lesson you will get behind the scenes on what the emoticon actually means when it is sent …
Chinese Emoji: A Second Second Language
Mǎ Kè: Lǐ Lì, míngtiān yìqǐ qù tīng yǎnchànghuì ba? 马 克：李丽，明天 一起 去 听 演唱会 吧？ Mark: Lily, there’s a concert tomorrow, we should go together! Lǐ Lì: Shuí de yǎnchànghuì a? 李丽：谁 的 演唱会 啊？ Lily: Who is playing? Mǎ Kè: Dāngdì de …
Answer to Go “玩(wán) Play” the Right Way!
Answer: D Even thought the word “play” in English takes on many different meanings, in Chinese there is often a different word for different actions. Perhaps the most similar word in Chinese to the word play, would be “玩(wán).” This word is used as a …
Go “玩(wán) Play” the Right Way!
There are many words in Chinese that mean “to play” so you have to be careful which one you use in different situations! Mǎ Kè: Wáng Míng, zhōumò yìqǐ ( ) lánqiú ba! 马 克：王 明， 周末 一起（ ） 篮球 吧！ Mark: Wang Ming, Let’s …
Chinese Story for Kids: The Pig Ate a Watermelon
The Pig Baijie is a much-loved character in the classic Chinese TV series Journey to the West《西游记》(Xīyóujì). He has the head of a pig and the body of a human, and is fat and greedy for food. The following story is an episode from Journey …
Basic Sentences to Help Tourists Get Around China
If you are just starting to learn Chinese, but already preparing a trip to China, you might find these basic sentences very useful to getting around. They are so basic, that as your Chinese improves, you’ll find that you never stop using these phrases!
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… Answer to A Great Misunderstanding Caused by The Missing “包(bāo)Bag”
Answer:
1. B
2. C
Did you guess right? This dialogue is very funny once you understand, but pretty tricky! That is because the character “包(bāo)” in Chinese has many different meanings. Here are the two meanings that are relevant to the dialogue: The first …
A Great Misunderstanding Caused by The Missing “包(bāo)Bag”
1. Which character is causing the misunderstanding between the policeman and woman? A. 身上(shēnshàng) B. 包(bāo) C. 放心(fàngxīn) D. 不见(bújiàn) 2. What does the police man mean by saying “包在我身上(bāo zài wǒ shēnshàng)?” A. He took the woman’s bag. B. He doesn’t know who stole …
Kids’ Chinese Story: Three Monks Had no Water to Drink
三个和尚没水喝 (Sāngè Héshang Méi Shuǐ Hē) Three Monks Had no Water for Drinking
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Key learning points (Preview):
和尚 (héshang): n. monk
挑水 (tiāoshuǐ): v.to draw water
Shānshàng yǒu zuò xiǎomiào, miàolǐ yǒu gè xiǎo héshang. 山上 …