Jing Guo 经过- Daily Mandarin Lesson
Meaning to pass; to go through; process; course Pronunciation Tone marks: ► jīng guò Tone numbers: jing1
Chinese phrase translation: 汗颜 (hànyán) to blush with shame
汗颜 (hànyán) to blush with shame; to feel deeply ashamed Usage: “汗颜”是指由于羞愧而面部出汗,泛指感到非常惭愧,一般用于书面语。 “汗颜” is when one’s face sweats because of
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 Calling an old friend 给老朋友打电话
米兰达在给贝尼打电话。他们多年没见过面了。A: 你好,请问本尼·史密斯在吗?
中国故事 不贪为宝 No greediness(Chinese)
Bùtānwéibǎo
不贪为宝 Chūnqiū shí,Sònɡɡuó yǒu ɡè rén zài shānshànɡ kāizáo shíliào de shíhou,fā xiàn le yí kuài bǎoyù。 Tā fēichánɡ ɡāoxìnɡ, biàn dōu zhe tā huíjiā, qǐnɡ yí ɡè yùɡōnɡ lái jiāyǐ jiànbié, yùɡōnɡ zǐxì kàn le hòu, zànbùjuékǒu de shuō:“ Zhè kuài yù hǎo jí le,méiyǒu yì diǎn máobìnɡ,shì ɡè bǎobèi ā。 Búɡuò nǐ děi xiǎoxīn, bié zài rénjiɑ miànqián lùyǎn,rànɡ rénjiɑ bǎ tā tōu le qù!”
春秋时,宋国有个人在山上开凿石料的时候,发现了一块宝玉。他非常高兴,便兜着它回家,请一个玉工来加以鉴别, 玉工仔细看了后,赞不绝口地说:“ 这块玉好极了,没有一点毛病,是个宝贝啊。不过你得小心,别在人家面前露眼, 让人家把它偷了去!”
Eight Distinct Regional Cuisine
Some view Chinese food simplistically, that is, by the compass points of north, south, east and west. Others more knowledgeably speak of eight outstanding Chinese culinary styles linked to particular regions. Alphabetically, they are:Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan, and Zhejiang; however, there are far more regions in China than just these eight. Does each of these divisions have a distinctive cuisine? Most culinary aficionados would say no, but they do give credence to twenty-seven major regional culinary influences, and they include those eight mentioned above.
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 渔民 Fisherman
渔民 Pinyin: yú mín
Meaning:Fisherman
Sentence: 渔民家总有股鱼腥味。The fisherman’s house smells of fish.
Chinese grammar: Modifying nouns with phrase + 的"de"
In addition to linking adjectives to nouns," 的" (de) can also be used to link a phrase to a noun, making the already useful "的"(de) even more useful.
chinese reading – Talking about the designer and the pattern cutter
A: How many designer do your company have? nǐmen ɡōnɡsī yǒu duōshǎo shèjìshī ? 你们公司有多少设计师? B: only two, but
Chinese idioms 汉语成语 : 名落孙山 Fall behind Sun Shan
zài wǒɡuó sònɡcháo de shíhòu yǒu yíɡe mínɡjiào sūn shān de cáizǐ
在我国宋朝的时候,有一个名叫孙山的才子,
Lesson 059 Supermarket
Cam: Ni3 Men2 Hao3,Wo3 Shi4 Cam. Welcome to Chinese Studio.
Yajie:大家好, 我是Yajie. Remember, we made a shopping list yesterday?
Cam: I do.
Yajie: Well today we are going to learn more words that you can use at the supermarket.
Cam: Sounds good!