春节(chūn jié) Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most traditional and grand festival in China. It falls on the first of every January in the lunar calendar. 除夕(chú xī) Chinese New Year’s Eve is the last day of last year and means ringing …
Every Chinese character is made up of a number of strokes, or single movements of the pen or writing brush. The order and direction in which the strokes are made are very important in producing uniform characters, and learning the basic rules of stroke order …
A good way to learn mandarin Chinese is to learn Chinese songs. Many people have a natural ability to hear sounds and tones in songs that are difficult to hear when spoken. When you practice singing in Chinese, you’ll actually learn the language more quickly, …
非常完美(fēicháng wánměi) Sophie’s Revenge
Watch the movie The new movie 非常完美(fēicháng wánměi) Sophie’s Revenge, released on Aug.14th, 2009, is a new kind of romantic comedy with a global vision. It stars Zhang Ziyi and Fan Bingbing together with Peter Ho, and South Korean …
Currently, many people in the world are trying to learn Mandarin Chinese. If you want to learn Mandarin, using a proper method is very important. Language is for communicating. So Chinese courses should be interactive and communicative, especially Chinese …
CHINESE / MANDARIN VOCABULARY – BEVERAGES (Click in the arrow to listen how to pronounce the word in Mandarin)
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CHINESE / MANDARIN VOCABULARY -CAR(Click in the arrow to listen how to pronounce the word in Mandarin)
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Brief: Learn a dialogue about greetings in Chinese.
课文Text： 2 0 0 8 nián dăsuàn zuò shíme? A: 2 0 0 8 年 打算 做 什么？ What are you planning to do in 2008? Wŏ yào qù bĕijīng kàn àoyùn. B: 我 要 …
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Brief: Learn to talk about your friends on-line and off-line
课文Text : Nĭ shàngwăng liáotiān ma? A: 你 上网 聊天 吗？ Do you chat online? Jīngcháng liáo, jiāo le hĕnduō wăngyŏu. B: 经常 聊 ，交 了 很多 网 友。 Yes, very often, I …
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Brief: Learn to discuss what flowers you will send your mother on the Mother’s Day
课文Text : Mŭqīn jié sòng nĭ māmā shénme lĭwù le ? A: 母亲 节 送 你 妈妈 什么 礼物 了 ? What did you give your mom as …
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Brief: Learn how to order different flavors of icecream in Chinese such as strawberry and chocolate.
课文Text： Qĭng gĕi wŏ yī fèn bīngqílín. A: 请 给 我 一 份 冰 淇 淋。 Please give me a dose of ice cream. Yào shénme kŏuwèiér …
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Brief: Learn to introduce your career to others.
课文Text： Wŏ jiào sūn yù, echineselearning de zhíyuán. nĭ shì zuò shénme gōngzuò de? A: 我 叫 孙 彧，echineselearning 的 职员。 你 是 做 什么 工作 的 ？ My name is Sun Yu, employee of …
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Brief: Stinky toufu, a household name. It tastes good, smells horrible. Learn an idiomatic comment on the smell and taste of stinky toufu.
课文Text： Chòu dòufŭ zhēn chòu. A: 臭 豆腐 真 臭。 Stinky toufu is really stinky. Wén zhe chòu, chī zhe …
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Brief：Learn how to talk with a taxi driver.
课文Text ： Shīfù, wŏ yào qù jīchăng. A: 师傅，我 要 去 机场。 Sir, please take me to the airport . Hăode。 B: 好的。 Ok. Dàyuē xūyào duōjiŭ ? A: 大约 需要 多久？ How long does …
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Brief: Learn how to say you want a round-trip ticket in Chinese.
课文Text： Wŏ măi qù shànghăi de wăngfăn piào. A: 我 买 去 上海 的 往返 票。 I want to buy a round-tripe ticket to shanghai. Yào wòpù ma? B: 要 卧铺 …
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Brief: Learn to order special dishes in a restaurant.
课文Text： Nín zhè yŏu shénme tèsè cài? A: 您 这 有 什么 特色 菜？ What speciality do you have? Mápó dòufŭ. B: 麻婆 豆腐。 Spicy beancurd. Hăode , yào yī gè. A: 好的， 要 …
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Brief: Learn a dialogue about greetings in Chinese.
课文Text： Yŏu méiyŏu yào shēnbào de dōngxi ? A: 有 没有 要 申报 的 东西 ？ Do you have anything to declare? Méiyŏu. B: 没有。 No. Nín kĕyĭ zŏu le. A: 您 可以 走 了。 …
