Angle 4: Construction Principles of Chinese Characters
In Angle 2, we learned the principles governing the stroke order for Chinese characters. Another way of defining characters involves "principles of construction." In this scheme, there are six types of characters, with each type finding its meaning based on one of the following principles.
声声中国语:哪壶不开提哪壶。(Nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú.)touch the tender spot
哪壶不开提哪壶。(Nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú.)to talk about something that should not be mentioned; touch the tender spot Explanation
Lesson 069 I Drank Much Beer Last Night.
M: dàjiā hǎo! Huānyíng dào Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML
S: Nǐmen hǎo! Wǒ shì Stuart. Listen, repeat, guess – tīng, chóngfù, and cāi yī cāi. Yesterday we learnt a lot.
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 卫生间 Washroom
卫生间
Pinyin: wèi shēng jiān
Meaning:Washroom
Sentence:请问卫生间在哪儿?wher is the washroom?
Chinese pet views 中国宠物
谁会无论何时都在你孤单时陪伴你?是你的家人还是你最好的朋友?都不是,答案是你的宠物。在大部分西方国家宠物像家人一样,一些人甚至像对待自己的孩子一样对待他们的宠物。 Who can accompany you whenever you are alone? Is Your family member or your best friend? Neither of them,
Never make these mistakes in Chinese 78
Tā de fánɡjiān shōushi dé ɡānɡān jìnɡjìnɡ jíle.
False: 他的房间收拾得干干净净极了。
Tā de fánɡjiān shōushi dé ɡānɡān jìnɡjìnɡ.
True: 他的房间收拾得干干净净。
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 OMG! Chinese Buzzwords! (18)
麦兜族(mài dōu zú) McDull clan It refers to those young people in large cities who work hard, stand on their
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 天下无不散之筵席
All good things must come to an end.
天下无不散之筵席
(tiānxià wú bùsàn zhī yànxí)
Angle 3: Number of Strokes in Chinese Characters
Knowing the number of strokes used to make each character is important, especially when it comes to looking them up in a dictionary, as you’ll read about in Angle 6.
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 垃圾堆 Lay stall
垃圾堆
Pinyin: lā jī duī
Meaning:Lay stall; scrap heap
Sentence: 男孩把香蕉皮踢到垃圾堆旁。The boy booted the banana skin to the garbage heap.