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Screen Wall 照壁

Today let's take a brief introduction of Screen Wall. Foreign visitors may have noticed the isolated wall either outside or just inside the gate of a traditional Chinese house to shield the rooms from outsiders' view. Known as a "screen wall" in English, it is called yingbi or zhaobi in Chinese. It can be made of any material-brick, wood, stone or glazed tile.

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 67

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
卡 kǎ:to get stuck
骑 qí:to ride
摔 shuāi:to fall
估计 gūjì:to reckon,to estimate
扫地 sǎodì:to sweep the flour
听写 tīngxiě:dictation
值日 zhírì:to be on duty for the day
着急 zhāojí:to worry
好在 hǎo zài:luckily
擦窗户 cā chuānghu:to wipe windows
修车铺 xiūchēpù:bicycle fix-it shop
早自习 zǎo zìxí:early study hall
自行车 zìxíngchē:bicycle
再怎么说 zài zěnme shuō:used in the middle of the sentence or stand on its own

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 66

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
召开 zhàokāi:to hold
报名 bàomíng:to sign up for sth.
表格 biǎogé:form
踊跃 yǒngyuè:eagerly
争光 zhēngguāng:to bring honor to
打破 dǎpò:to break
全校 quánxiào:the entire school
记录 jìlù:record
大嗓门 dà sǎngmén:loud voice
加油声 jiāyóu shēng:sound of your cheers
运动会 yùndònghuì:sports meet
加油 jiāyóu:Come on!or Go!
冠军 guànjūn:champion
祝贺 zhùhè:congratulations

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Siheyuan 四合院

Today I'd like to make an introduction of siheyuan–the symbol of traditional building in China. Traditionally most urban Chinese used to live in quadrangles called siheyuan or "four-side enclosed courtyards." These courts, as the name implies, are formed by inward-facing houses on four sides, closed in by enclosure walls.

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