Mandarin Essentials
大内密探零零狗(dànèi mìtàn Líng Líng Gǒu) A Spy Called Ling Ling Gou in the Imperial Palace
大内密探零零狗(dànèi mìtàn Líng Línggŏu) A Spy Called Ling Ling Gou in the Imperial Palace
大内密探零零狗 (dànèi mìtàn Líng Líng Gŏu) A Spy Called Ling Ling Gou in the Imperial Palace is a romantic comedy with 无厘头 (wúlítóu), an absurd-humor style. It is a hot movie …
女 (nǚ) Female
Chinese Character 汉字(hànzì): 女(nǚ) female
拼音(pīnyīn) pinyin: nǚ 笔画(bĭhuà) number of strokes: 3 部首(bùshǒu) radical: 女
结构(jiégòu) structure: Independent structure (all strokes in the character are connected) 字源(zìyuán) etymology: Remnant Primitive, a woman kneeling or standing 笔顺(bĭshùn) stroke order:
常用词语(chángyòng cíyŭ) Commonly used words…
物质 (wùzhì) Materialistic & 汗hàn Astonished
流行词语(liúxíng cíyŭ) Popular Words
物质(wùzhì) Materialistic
Origin and Meaning:
The phrase 物质(wùzhì) materialistic comes from a poem in Jin Dynasty, and it refers to substance and materials. But with the rapid development of material life, many people are paying more attention to materialistic things while …
Idiom Stories: 一箭双雕 (Yíjiànshuāngdiāo) To Shoot Two Hawks with One Arrow
Nánbĕicháo shí, bĕizhōu yŏu ge jiào Zhăngsūn Shèng de wŭguān, 南北朝时，北周有个叫长孙晟的武官， shànyú shèjiàn, zhìmóu guò rén, 善于射箭，智谋过人， yīncĭ bèi cháotíng pàiqiăn hùsòng gōngzhŭ dào xībĕi tūjuézú qù chénghūn. 因此被朝廷派遣护送公主到西北突厥族去成婚。 Tūjuézú guówáng hĕn qìzhòng tā, bă tā liú xià lái, suí zìjĭ yìqĭ qù dăliè, 突厥族国王很器重他，把他留下来，随自己一起去打猎， …
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Answer to What does the phrase “大吃一惊(dàchīyìjīng)” mean?
Correct Answer: D
Analysis:
A.”Happy” means 快乐(kuàilè). 快(kuài) means quick and 乐(lè) means happiness.
B.”Sad” means 悲哀(bēiāi). Both 悲(bēi) and 哀(āi) mean sad.
C.”Worried” means 担心(dānxīn). 担(dān) means shouldering and 心(xīn) means heart.
D.”Astounded” refers to 大吃一惊(dàchīyìjīng).
It is a Chinese idiom. 大(dà) means big; …
A Chinese ghost story
Are you familiar with Chinese ghost story? Have you heard the famous novel 《聊斋志异》Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio? Learn Chinese with echineselearning cast to get into another world. Listen to how we talk about the movie showing recently. Don’t be afraid, you may find …
Chinese Words about Thanksgiving Day
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English Chinese Pinyin Listen auntie 阿姨 ā yí Listen NowLearn Chinese Characters
There are over 80,000 Chinese characters, but most of them are seldom used today. So how many Chinese characters do you need to know? For basic reading and writing of modern Chinese, you only need a few thousands. Here are the coverage rates of …
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Learn Chinese pinyin- Consonants with audio Chinese pinyin is a Roman-letter based system that China now uses to mark the pronunciation of Chinese characters. With four tones and pinyin, any Chinese characters can be pronounced precisely. In many cases, pinyin is quite intuitive to English …
品评味道 (Pĭn píng wèi dào) Commenting on Food
Pĭnpíng wèidào
品评 味道
Commenting on Food
Background
Rebecca and Wang Bo are at Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant. They are commenting on food.
Dialogues
lì bèi kǎ
丽 贝 卡
Lì Bèikǎ: Zhēn xiāng! Wŏ cónglái méi chī guò zhème hăochī de yāròu. 丽 贝卡： …
做客 (Zuò Kè) Being a Guest
Dialogues
（1）在礼品店 AT a Gift Store
Lì Bèikǎ: Qĭng wèn, qù zhōngguó rén jiālĭ zuòkè, yìbān sòng shénme lĭwù? 丽 贝卡： 请 问， 去 中国 人 家里 做客，一般 送 什么 礼物？ Rebecca: Excuse me. What’s a suitable gift if I’m invited to visit a Chinese …
谈爱好 (Tán ài hào) Talking About Hobbies
Background
Wang Bo, Zhang Mei and Rebecca are chating at a coffee house.
Dialogues
zhānɡ méi
张 梅 Zhānɡ Méi: Lì Bèikă, nĭ xĭhuan wán shénme? 张 梅：丽贝卡， 你 喜欢 玩 什么？ Zhang Mei: Rebecca, what are your hobbies? Lì Bèikǎ: Wŏ de àihào hĕnduō, …
寒暄 (Hán xuān) Chinese Greetings
Chinese greetings are very useful in daily living. Chinese Greetings will provide you basic Chinese greeting sentences in the situation where people run into an acquaintance. For example, when a Chinese person comes across an older acquaintance, he/she may address the person respectfully, such as …
Buying Things
Xiānshēng, yŏu qiézi ma? A: 先生， 有 茄子 吗？ Do you have eggplants here, sir? Yŏu, zhèxiē dōu shì. Nĭ yào năzhŏng? B: 有， 这些 都 是。你 要 哪种？ Yes, all those are (eggplants). What kind do you want? Zhèzhŏng qiézi duōshao qián yì jīn? …
My hobby Is Reading (Intermediate)
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Brief:
Learn how to make comments on a book in Chinese. Dú guò 《 Xīnlíng de jī tāng 》 ma? A: 读 过 《 心灵 的 鸡 汤 》 吗 ？ Have you read the book named Chicken Soup Dú guò , lĭmiàn …