I spent a semester studying Mandarin and international communication at Nanjing University. Living in Nanjing was a great experience for me, and being able to interact with Chinese people on a daily basis vastly improved my language skills. While my experience in the classroom was valuable for learning how to write characters, I found myself learning a lot more about the language from my Chinese friends I made during the semester. I put together a guide to colloquial Mandarin I picked up and sent it to a few friends, calling it "A Laowai's Guide to Chinese." This could be useful if you are trying to teach yourself Chinese or are learning from abroad and want to be able to sound more local. So here is a compressed, 10 word version, of "A Laowai's Guide to Chinese."
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The Best Chinese/Mandarin Study App: Jijizhazha Chinese
Jijizhazha Chinese is a Chat Show from Hujiang Chinese. The host Michael will introduce some interesting and functional sentences which will help foreign friends in their daily life in China.
The Best Chinese/Mandarin Study App: Jijizhazha Chinese
Jijizhazha Chinese is a Chat Show from Hujiang Chinese. The host Michael will introduce some interesting and functional sentences which will help foreign friends in their daily life in China.
The Best Chinese/Mandarin Study App: Jijizhazha Chinese
Jijizhazha Chinese is a Chat Show from Hujiang Chinese. The host Michael will introduce some interesting and functional sentences which will help foreign friends in their daily life in China.
Chinese Taiji 太极
Taiji Quan（太极拳，Tàijí Quán） is one of the major Chinese martial arts (Wushu). It is used for life enhancement, health building and combat. It calls for an uncluttered mind and complete concentration; soft, slow, smooth and complete movements; and a clear distinction between force and yielding. Many people in the West are better acquainted with the graceful, flowing movements of Taiji forms than with the more static Qigong（气功，Qìgōng） forms. However, the two share a common philosophical background, and both can contribute to the development and maintenance of health and well-being. In essence, the forms that are seen performed as Taijiquan (literally, the "supreme ultimate fist," or "supreme ultimate boxing art") can be conceptualized as a dynamic form of Qigong, or "energy cultivation," and a way of regulating the system and preventing disease. Clinical practice has proved that Taiji and Qigong are very effective for chronic diseases and prevention. Taiji and Qigong can produce very high success rate for chronic diseases.
Laba Rice Porridge Festival
In China, December of the lunar calendar is called the La month, so the date of December 8th is also the Laba Festival. It is a traditional festival of China that is regarded as the preface of the Spring Festival.
Beijing Normal University 北京师范大学
****************************************************** Beijing Normal University（北京师范大学：Běijīnɡ Shīfàn Dàxué）was the earliest established teacher-training university in China, which grew out of the Faculty of Education of the Metropolitan University founded in 1902. It was named Beijing Normal University in 1923. It is the first university in China that has been authorized to grant doctoral degree in educational technology
For the last one hundred years, the faculty and students of the Beijing Normal University, motivated by a strong sense of responsibility for the nation and the people, have strived to live up to the motto of “studying to teach and acting to example” and cultivated a fine tradition of patriotism, progress, honesty, innovation, truth-seeking and being a paragon of virtue and learning. After a century of development, Beijing Normal University has become an important education and research base for multi-disciplinary and advanced scientific studies. It cultivated nearly 200,000 talents for China, among them many excellent teachers.
Growing up with Chinese Lesson 31: Learning to play American football
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:
困 kùn:sleepy
半天 bàntiān:a long time
队 duì:team
队长 duìzhǎng:captain
酷 kù:cool
收 shōu:taking in sth
徒弟 túdì:apprentice
明星 míngxīng:star
教 jiāo:to teach
学 xué:to learn
动作 dòngzuò:action
练习 liànxí:practice
跟 gēn:a preposition
跟我学 gēn wǒ xué:to learn from me
Green Tea Ice Cream Recipe绿茶冰淇淋配方
Tea can be so much more than a drink; it is actually a great ingredient to add to other wonderful recipes. Here are some cooking ideas where you can use your tea leaves as an additional flavor.
A Green Tea Ice Cream Recipe is the perfect treat on hot sunny day.
Imagine it is the weekend and you want to spend some time with your friends and family. Preparing tasty afternoon tea recipes is an excellent way to have fun and enjoy the health benefits of tea.
Green tea has powerful antioxidants that protect you from several ailments. If you are worried about your heart or trying to lower blood pressure, green tea properties boost your immune system giving it the strength you need to fight viruses and bacteria.
Growing up with Chinese Lesson 12 Playing American football
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：
干 gàn:to do
正在 zhèngzài:be doing;in the process of
打球 dǎqiú:to play ball
教 jiāo:to teach
忘 wàng:to forget
特别 tèbié:specially
可以 kěyǐ:can;may
问题 wèntí:problem
不过 búguò:but
当然 dāngrán:of course
橄榄球 gǎnlǎnqiú:American football
羽毛球 yǔmáoqiú:badminton
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