Learning to pronounce Chinese properly comes with a number of challenges, some of which all learners of foreign languages encounter. In general, we need to learn two things. First, we have to learn how to pronounce and distinguish sounds that don’t exist in our own language. It is only natural that we find this difficult sometimes. We also need to understand tones and intonation, both being quite different in Chinese and English. With practise and a good teacher, these challenges can be overcome.
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Sharpening the saw and learning Chinese
You’ve probably heard the parable about sharpening the saw. There are two people who want to cut down trees. The first one sets to immediately with a blunt saw and no skills. The second person first spends time sharpening their saw and improving their knowledge. In the beginning, the first person gets ahead whilst the other one spends time improving their ability. But once the second person gets going, they quickly gain the lead with the improvements they have made.
声声中国语:总的来说 enerally speaking
总的来说(Zǒngde lái shuō)generally speaking Explanation “总的来说”一般放在句首，用来概括普遍的情况、总结一件事情或者表达总体的观点。 “总的来说” is usually used at the beginning of a sentence to summarize an event
What is “Confucius Institute”? 孔子与汉语教学
Chinese government has set up more than 200 “Confucius Institute” around the world by the end of 2007. “Confucius Institute”
Feeling
A passage from a BLCU textbook in which a university student laments about catching a cold. This essay focuses on
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