声声中国语:八竿子（也）打不着。 It is far away. / They are unrelated at all.
八竿子（也）打不着。(Bā gānzi (yě) dǎ bù zháo.)It is far away. / They are unrelated at all. Explanation “八竿子（也）打不着”这句俗语，虽然出处不统一，但本义都是指距离很远。比喻两者之间关系很远或者根本没有关系。 Though the derivations
Lesson 049 Asking Questions (1)
Yajie: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the first Chinese Studio of the new week 欢乐汉语. I’m Yajie.
Allen: And I’m Allen. This week, we'll be learning useful sentence structures for asking questions. For example, today we'll be learning how to ask if someone has a certain profession.
Y: Yes. Remember, Allen, when you saw my friend and started asking me all these questions about her? You asked, “Is she a teacher?” because you thought she was so warm and kind? Well, today we'll learn how to ask that question in Chinese. If you learn, maybe I'll tell you the answer.
A: Really, then I'll try my best. Let's get started with the key words of the day.
Chinese phrase translation: 打交道 (dǎ jiāodao) to come into contact with
打交道 (dǎ jiāodao) to come into contact with Usage: “打交道”的意思是“与……交往/往来”，彼此有联系，可以用来表示与人的相处或者个人、组织、国家等进行交流或发生联系。它还表示与物发生联系，指从事某一种职业。 “打交道” means to come into contact with persons, organizations or
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 晨练 Morning exercise
晨练 Pinyin: chén liàn
Meaning：Morning exercise
Sentence: 这位老人老早就来到了花园晨练。The old man comes to the garden very early to do morning exercises.
Chinese grammar：Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
In English, the words "that" and "so" are often used to increase the extent of an adjective (ex. "he is so tall" or "this food is so good"). In Chinese, 那么 (nàme) and 这么 (zhème) serve the same function.
chinese reading – 涤亲溺器 Wash Closet Stool for Mother
Get in Fed in China – 热菜类 Hot Dishes 燕窝类 Bird's Nest Soup
yàn wō lèi 燕窝类 Bird’s Nest Soup 冰花炖官燕 Braised Bird’s Nest with Rock Candy 冰糖银耳燕窝 Braised Bird’s Nest with White Fungus
Cai Liao 材料- Daily Mandarin Lesson
Meaning material; data; makings; stuff Pronunciation Tone marks: ► cái liào Tone numbers: cai2 liao4 Chinese Characters
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 意外的电子邮件 yìwài de diànzǐ yóujiàn
Chat attack An unexpected e-mail 意外的电子邮件 (yìwài de diànzǐ yóujiàn) A: I just received an e-mail from one
中国故事 拾葚异器 Leave Better Food for Mother
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