Author: chinesemoment

Shi Fen 十分- Daily Mandarin Lesson

2019-11-11

Meaning fully; completely; very Pronunciation Tone marks: ► shí fēn Tone numbers: shi2 fen1 Chinese Characters

One Hundred Birds Worshipping the Phoenix 百鸟朝凤

2019-11-11

百鸟朝凤 One Hundred Birds Worshipping the Phoenix (chicken with bird-shaped dumplings) 菜系：浙菜 Style of cooking: Zhejiang cuisine 口味：鲜香 Flavor: fresh

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Zhuangzi 庄子 Master Zhuang

2019-11-11

The book Zhuangzi was fixed in its shape by Liu Xiang 刘向, an imperial librarian of the Former Han dynasty

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每日一語 One Sentence A Day200

2019-11-11

wo3 nuu3 peng2 you3 zai4 zuo4 fan4 wo3 da3 xia4 shou3bang1 bang1 mang2 我女朋友在做饭,

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Chinese Conversation 汉语对话服装 fú zhuānɡ

2019-11-11

Chat attack Clothing 服装 (fúzhuānɡ) A: You are wearing a black jacket but yellow trousers. It’s weird combination.

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重阳节 The Double Ninth Festival

2019-11-11

2013年10月13日，农历九月初九，是中国传统的“重阳节”,也是全国首个“敬老节”。农历九月初九，两阳相重，故叫“重阳”，重阳节又是“老人节”。“九月重阳，金风送爽”，重阳自然是登高远眺的好时节，在这一天，人们佩带茱萸，携酒登山，畅游欢饮。当然，“重阳登山”不仅仅是因为秋高气爽的好天气，作为重阳节一大重要习俗，“登山”源于一个“为民除害”的民间传说。

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Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 家具 jiā jù

2019-11-11

家具Pinyin: jiā jù
Meaning ： Furniture
Sentence ：这件古老的家具是1700年制造的。The antique furniture was made in 1700.

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Cam: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day – welcome to Chinese Studio, I’m Cam. And I’m here with my wonderful teacher Yajie, who is helping us navigate the chao shi, or supermarket.
YJ: There are so many different products in a chao shi, so there are lots to learn.
Cam: let's start wth Key Words of the Day.

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