Learn how to convey authentic expressions of time in Chinese

1. Answer: 昨天(zuótiān) According to its translation, “昨天(zuótiān)” should be filled in the blank. Some commonly used expressions concerning “天(tiān)” in Chinese are as follows:

qiántiān zuótiān jīntiān mínɡtiān hòutiān 前天 昨天 今天 明天 后天 the day before yesterday yesterday today tomorrow the day after…

Chinese Story: Little Mice Move Their House (Beginner)

xiǎo lǎoshǔ bānjiā 小      老鼠     搬家

Little Mice Move Their House
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Chūntiān dào le, tiānqì mànman zhuǎn nuǎn, bīngxuě yě kāishǐ rónghuà le. 春天          到 了,天气    慢慢        转       暖,   冰雪    也  开始      融化  了。

As spring comes, the weather turns …

Explanations about conjunctive words in Chinese

1. Answer: B It’s common knowledge that “地球有吸引力(dìqiú yǒu xīyǐnlì) the earth has a gravitational force, and “因为(yīnwèi)……所以(suǒyǐ)……” is a way to express causal connection in Chinese.

2. Answer: A

After understanding the whole sentence, we know that 马可(Mǎkě) is a bilingual expression. So the …

Chinese Tongue Twister: Three-Stone Mountain (Beginner)

三石山 (Sānshíshān) Three-stone Mountain

Wǒjiā zhùzài Sānshíshān, 我家    住在    三石山,

My family is living on the Three-stone Mountain.

shānqián shānhòu sānzuòshān, 山前         山后        三座山,

Front and back, there are three mountains in total.

shānxià yǒuzuò shuǐdiànzhàn, 山下      有座      水电站,

A hydropower station is located at …

In 2013,Chinese Dragon Boat Festival will be on the 12th of June

端午节 (Duānwǔ jié) Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival in Chinese is 端午节(Duānwǔ jié). It is on the fifth of May of lunar calendar. There are many legends about this traditional festival and the most popular one is “屈原 (Qū Yuán) QuYuan,” who was a …

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