Dōnghàn mò nián, jūnfá bìng qĭ, gè bà yì fāng. 东汉 末 年，军阀 并 起，各 霸 一 方。
Sūn Cè nián jĭn shíqī suì, què niánshàoyŏuwéi, shìlì zhújiàn qiángdà. 孙 策 年 仅 十七 岁，却 年少有为， 势力 逐渐 强大。
Gōngyuán 199 nián, Sūn Cè yù …
(Diànhuà lùyīn: (电话 录音： (Recorded Message: Nínhăo,ChángHé jùyuàn. 您 好， 长河 剧 院。 Welcome to the Changhe Theater. Dìngpiào qĭng àn yī, cháxún jiémù qĭng àn èr, réngōng fúwù qĭng àn sān, fănhuí qĭng àn líng.) 订票 请 按 1，查询 节目 请 按 2，人工 服务 …
Láojià, wŏ xiăng bă mĕiyuán huàn chéng Rénmínbì. A: 劳驾，我 想 把 美元 换 成 人民币。 Excuse me, I’d like to exchange some US dollars for RMB. Qĭng nín xiān tián yī zhāng duìhuàn dān. B: 请 您 先 填 一 张 兑换 单。 Fill …
Qĭngwèn, qù tiāntán zĕnme zŏu? A: 请问， 去 天坛 怎么 走？ Excuse me. How can I go to the The Temple of Heaven? Wăng qián zŏu, zài shí zyì lùkŏu xiàng yòu guăi, zài zŏu wŭ fēnzhōng jiù dào le. B: 往 前 走，在 十 …
Nĭmen zhèér yŏu shénme tèsècài? A: 你们 这儿 有 什么 特色菜？ What are your specialties? Wŏmen de tèsècài shì shuĭzhŭyú. B: 我们 的 特色菜 是 水煮鱼。 The specialty is called Boiled Fish. Tīng qĭlái búcuò. Lái yī fènr. A: 听 起来 不错。来 一 份儿。 It …
Qiáo! Shuí zuò zài Xiăo Mă yòubian ne? A: 瞧！ 谁 坐 在 小 马 右边 呢？ Look! Who’s sitting on the right of Xiao Ma? shì, LăoLĭ. Kănjiàn wŏ de jiāotōngtú le ma? B: 是，老李。看见 我 的 交通图 了 吗？ It’s …
酒吧(jiŭbā) In a Bar
Beginner Level/初级 chūjí
A: Nĭ tīngshuō méiyǒu, shì zhōngxīn kāi le yì jiā xīn jiŭbā. 你 听说 没有， 市 中心 开 了 一 家 新 酒吧。 You know that a new bar opened in the city center?
B: Tīngshuō le, hái …
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Cóngqián yŏu gè fàngyáng wá, měitiān dōu qù shān shàng fàngyáng. 从前 有 个 放羊 娃， 每天 都 去 山 …
(liúxíng cíyŭ) Popular Words
靠谱 (kàopŭ) Reliable; To be trusted
“靠谱 (kàopŭ)” originated from a northern dialect in China, and became quite popular in recent years. The meaning is reliable and to be trusted. When you pronounce it, it’s best to …
Events
After a courtship of about 20 years, the Walt Disney Company has won approval from the central government of China to build a Disneyland-style theme park in Shanghai. It happened that Barack Obama, the United States President, paid his first visit to China when …
On October 30, 2009, among the first batch of listed companies on the GEM-Growth Enterprises Market in China, the star-studded Huayi Brothers Media Group was the most 引人注目(yĭnrénzhùmù) eye-catching one. Huayi Brothers Media Group is one of the most famous 娱乐(yúlè) entertainment groups in Mainland …
中国网球公开赛(Zhōngguó wăngqiú gōngkāisài) The China Tennis Open Tournament was held on October 2nd, 2009. During the China Open women’s singles tournament going into the quarter finals, a Chinese tennis player, 彭帅(Péng Shuài) Peng Shuai became a 焦点(jiāodiăn) …
Finance
The 创业板(chuàngyèbăn),Growth Enterprise Market, occupies an important position in capital markets all around the world. Up until the beginning of 2009, China was the only country not possessing its own Growth Enterprise Market, …
Biăndan kuān băndèng cháng, biăndan xiăng băng zài băndèng shàng. 扁担 宽 板凳 长， 扁担 想 绑 在 板凳 上。 The shoulder-pole is wide and the bench is long. The shoulder-pole wants to be tied on the bench.
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170 Famous Actors to Star in a New Movie
To celebrate the founding of People’s Republic of China, 韩三平(Hán Sānpíng) Han Sanping and 黄建新(Huáng Jiànxīn) Huang Jianxin produced a film 建国大业(jiànguó dàyè) The Foundation of a Republic, which …
This poem is the most famous Mid-Autumn Festival poem. The author wrote it for his brother, whom he missed dearly after not having seen him for seven years. There are two sentences …
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Learn to introduce yourself.
Dialogue : Qĭng wèn nĭ de míngzi shì … ? 请 问 你 的 名字 是 。 。 。 ？ What’s your name? Wŏ xìng Fisher , míng jiào Peter. 我 姓 Fisher ， 名 叫 Peter 。 My …
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When you are in the hospital, and you need to go to the emergency room, but you don’t know where to register, So you will use the follow sentences!
Dialogue :
Wŏ yào kàn jízhĕn , 我 要 看 急诊 I need to …
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Learn how to say Colors, how to pick clothes in a shop.
Keywords : 红色 red 蓝色 blue 黑色 black 绿色 green 试一试 / 试试/ 看一下/ 看看 try it on/ have a look 能不能 / 可以不可以/ 可不可以 can/can’t may/may not — useful words …
