Laba Festival is on December 8th in the lunar calendar. People eat Laba congee and make green garlic. Sounds interesting? You don’t want to miss this lesson.
1. A: Jīntiān shì làbā, wǒmen chī shénme? B: … What would she say? …
Do you feel like you have people to back you up on a daily basis, in daily life? In Mandarin Chinese we have a special word for such sentiment, and the word is: “后台 (hòutái)”
In reality the word “后台 (hòutái)” has two different meanings …
Answer: B A: Nǐ gěi wǒ děngzhe, wǒ yídìng bú huì fàng guò nǐ. A：你 给 我 等着， 我 一定 不 会 放 过 你。 A: You wait! I won’t let you get away.
B: nǐ kě bié luàn lái, wǒ kě shì yǒu hòutái …
None of us like to start a new learning process just to end up being average in the end. We all wish to become “masters” at what we do. I began learning Mandarin Chinese nearly two years ago. While I’m still far from being a …
Answer: C
Passing the HSK Level 1 in two years is a bit of a slow pace. Also, getting married doesn’t necessarily mean you are a “master” or “expert” in a field. However, Answer C, you won a championship in the world swimming …
Chinese people are big on treating people to dinner. It is common for Chinese to go to dinner or lunch together and vie to be the one to pay the bill. This lesson helps you understand this aspect of Chinese culture.
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B <<Back to “Video Lesson: My Treat!” …
Each year we are seeing Chinese become more and more popular, all around the world, but especially in Asian countries. As 2017 is done, Asian countries have chosen a Chinese “Character of the Year” that best sums up their dominant life and cultural stories of …
Answers: B a. 北 (běi)；b. 路 (lù)
往 (wǎng) + position nouns (东 dōng, 西 xī, 南 nán, 北 běi) + 走 (zǒu). 往 (wǎng): toward; in the direction of.
走 (zǒu): to walk; to go.
Tā wǎng dōng zǒu qù. 他 …
In a previous article, I introduced a popular speaking topic that I explore in my Mandarin Chinese classes with curious students: 10 Expressions You Should Never Say to a Chinese Woman. In Part I, I introduced the first 5 expressions that Chinese women hate to …
Answer: A
“晚上好！(Wǎnshàng hǎo!) = Good evening!” It is a polite greeting in the evening when many people are ready to talk or chat. Therefore, A is the correct answer. Answers B and C are insincere and impersonal, as you learned in the …
Hurry up! The flower shop closes before 5 P.M.! You should pay your rent before next Sunday! I’ll arrive before 6:30! Learn how to express “before a certain time” in this lesson.
1. A: When should we arrive for the party? …
“矮 ǎi” vs. “短 duǎn.” Both of them mean “short” in English, but they are used quite differently in Chinese.
1. A: Mìyuè guò de zěnmeyàng a? B: Tǐng hǎo de, jiùshì … What would she say? Please choose the correct …
Have you heard about the recent discovery of two new planets? We are always discovering new things, including what NASA calls exoplanets, or planets outside of the earth’s solar system. Most recently, NASA and Google have discovered two new planets in a far-away “太阳系 (tài …
Answer: B A facial recognition system is a computer application capable of identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or a video frame from a video source. Google Translate is a multilingual machine translation service developed by Google, to translate text from one …
Basic Chinese Character Strokes:
1. 横 hénɡ The Horizontal Stroke
2. 竖 shù The Vertical Stroke
撇 piě The Left Descending Stroke
捺 nà The Right Descending Stroke
3. 撇 piě The Left Descending Stroke
4. 捺 nà The Right Descending Stroke
5. 点 diǎn …
In life, we all have our moments of needing one more of something: “One more beer!” “One more bowl!” “One more time!” “One more gold medal!”
1. A: Fúwùyuán, zài yào yì wǎn miàn. B: Hǎo de! What does the customer …
