Where is the Bank? (Beginner)
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Learn how to ask directions in Chinese.
课文 Text : Qĭng wèn yínháng zài nălĭ? A: 请 问 银行 在 哪里？ Excuse me , where is the bank? Zài qiánmiàn, B: 在 前面 。 Up ahead. Yuăn bu yuăn? A: 远 不 远 …
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Family member (Beginner)
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Learn how to introduce your family members in Chinese.
课文 Text :
Gāo nǚshì , nĭ jiā yŏu jĭ kŏu rén. A: 高 女士 ， 你 家 有 几 口 人 。 Mrs Gao, how many people are there in your family? Sān …
Diet (Beginner)
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Learn how to show your will to lose weight.
课文 Text :
Xiàtiān dào le , wŏ míngtiān yào jiănféi . A: 夏 天 到 了 ，我 明 天 要 减肥 。 It is already summer, I am going on a diet tomorrow. …
Mosquito (Beginner)
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How to deal with mosquitos? Learn how to say it in Chinese.
课文 Text :
Wŏ yòu dă sĭ yì zhī wénzi. A: 我 又 打 死一 只 蚊子 。 I killed another mosquito. Tài hăo le, bùrán jīn wăn méi fă shuìjiào …
How Do You Like China? (Beginner)
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This is a common question that Chinese people ask you, learn how to answer it in your own way.
课文 Text :
Huānyíng nín lái dào Zhōngguó, nín juéde Zhōngguó zĕnmeyàng ? A: 欢 迎 您 来 到 中 国 ， 您 觉得 …
How to Say “Nice to Meet You” in Chinese? (Beginner)
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Learn how to greet people in Chinese.
课文 Text : Nĭ hăo A: 你 好 Hello
Nĭ hăo B: 你 好 Hello
Jiàn dào nĭ hĕn gāoxìng A: 见 到 你 很 高 兴 Nice to meet you !
Jiàn dào nĭ yĕ …
富与贵（Fù yŭ guì）Rich and Expensive
Lăoshī: Sānzhōngquánhuì hòu, zhōngguó zuì dà de biànhuà shì shénme? 老师: 三中全会 后， 中国 最 大 的 变化 是 什么？ Teacher: What was the greatest change in China after the Third Plenary Session? Xuésheng: Sānzhōngquánhuì hòu, zhōngguó zuì dà de biànhuà shì nóngmín yuè lái …
Riddles about Chinese Characters 字谜 （Zìmí）
Yì jiā shí yì kǒu (Dǎ yí gè hàn zì)
1. 一家 十 一 口 （打 一 个 汉 字）
There are eleven mouths in a family. (Guess a Chinese character)
Chī yí bàn, ná yí bàn (Dǎ yí gè hàn zì) 2. 吃 一半， …
Technology-Microsoft’s Search Engine: Bing 必应 (bì yìng)
Microsoft’s Search Engine: Bing “必应(bì yìng)”
Bing is a search engine launched by Microsoft recently to replace the Live Search. Microsoft has claimed that this search engine will come out with a completely new look to bring a new revolution. In Chinese, Bing is translated …
Polular Words-房奴(fángnú) Mortgage Slave 闪 (shăn) to act quickly
房奴(fángnú) mortgage slave
Where does the phrase originate from? In Shenzhen, a southern city in China, it’s always very costly for common workers to buy an apartment or a house. A 32 -year-old Shenzhener surnamed Zhou from Futian complained that over half of his monthly …
Sports-Shaquille O’Neal Visited少林寺 (shàolínsì) Shao Lin Temple
Shaquille O’Neal became the first NBA star who visited “少林寺(shàolínsì)” Shao Lin Temple in Henan Province in China on July 13th, 2009. Although it was raining in that morning, he said he was extremely excited as he is always interested in Chinese martial art, so …
推特 (Tuītè) Twitter
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推特(tuītè) Twitter
Twitter is translated as 推特(tuītè) in Chinese language. Twitter is a kind of 微型博客(wēixíng bókè) micro-blog, allowing users to send the 最新动态(zuì xīn dòngtài) latest developments and ideas in the form of a short message, to their followers. All Twitter messages are …
春雨(chūnyǔ) The Spring Rain
Dīdā dīdā, xià xiǎoyǔ le. 滴答 滴答，下 小雨 了。 Drip, drip, it’s raining.
Zhǒngzi shuō, xiàba xiàba, wǒ yào fāyá. 种子 说， 下吧 下吧，我 要 发芽。 The seeds say: “Please rain, please rain I want to sprout.”
Líshù shuō, xiàba xiàba, wǒ yào kāihuā. 梨树 …
Answer to Tricky but Essential Grammar: “把(bǎ)”
Correct Answer: A For most Chinese learners, “把(bǎ)” seems like one of the most difficult sentence structures in Chinese Grammar. However, it is also one of the most often-used terms in our daily lives, so it is essential to learn the “把(bǎ)” structure well. With …
Tricky but Essential Grammar: “把(bǎ)”
Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Tā _____ shū juān gěi le pínkùn shānqū de háizi. 他 _____ 书 捐 给 了 贫困 山区 的 孩子。 He donated his books to the children in the poverty-stricken areas. A. 把(bǎ)
B. 用(yòng)…
静夜思 (Jìng yè sī) Night Thoughts
静夜思 (Jìng yè sī) Night Thoughts
by 李白(Lĭ Bái) Li Bai Chuáng qián míng yuè guāng, 床 前 明 月 光， I wake and moonbeams play around my bed, Yí shì dì shàng shuāng. 疑 是 地 上 霜。 Glittering like hoar froast to my …
Chinese Tongue-twister 汤圆 (Tāng yuán) Sweet dumplings
汤圆 (Tāng yuán) Sweet dumplings
Guò nián, guò nián, nuò mĭ zuò tāng yuán. 过 年, 过 年, 糥 米 做 汤 圆。 Celebrate the spring festival, celebrate the spring festival, Use glutinous rice to make dumplings. Zuò de tāng yuán yòu bái yòu yuán, …