News vocabulary 无期徒刑
“无期” n. life term
“徒刑” n. imprisonment; prison sentence/term(Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》)
“无期徒刑” n. life imprisonment(Source: 《新世纪汉英大词典》)
Famous Local Food of Top Tourist Cities in China 旅游胜地著名小吃
Today, local foods in tourist cities of China have been become a part of tourism. While enjoying sightseeing, visitors can
Learn Chinese Pinyin in 21 Days – Day 19: Tones Rules
In Chinese it is always very important to pronounce characters and words with correct tone. In transliterated Chinese, tone markings are written over the central vowels in most syllables. Some syllables have no specific tone, and then no sign is put above any vowel, or called neutral tone. In Mandarin Chinese there are four tones and a neutral tone.
Chinese Opera Artists 中国戏曲 11 Master of Kunqu: Yu Zhenfei
Kunqu first appeared in the late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), some 600 years ago, in the lower Yangtze Valley. It was named after its birth place, Kunshan, near the city of Suzhou in today’s Jiangsu Province.
“汉字叔叔”:让汉字讲故事
“一个星期前,我还是个流浪在中国的穷酸美国人;一个星期里,我的生活被全然改变。”Richard Sears在电话中跟他的朋友说。
三十六计 Thirty-Six Stratagems: 瞒天过海 Fool the Emperor to Cross the Sea
This stratagem references an episode in 643 AD, when Emperor Taizong of Tang (唐太宗 tánɡtàizōnɡ), balked from crossing the sea to a campaign against Koguryo. His general Xue Rengui (薛仁贵 Xuē Rénɡuì) thought of a stratagem to get the emperor across and allay his fear of seasickness: on a clear day, the emperor was invited to meet a wise man. They entered through a dark tunnel into a hall wher they feasted. After feasting several days, the Emperor heard the sound of waves and realised that he had been lured onto a ship! General Xue drew aside the curtains to reveal the ocean and confessed that they had already crossed the sea: Upon discovering this, the emperor decided to carry on and later completed the successful campaign.
预报天气的印第安人
The Indian Who Could Foretell the Weather Two men were travelling in a very wild and lonely part of America.
Everyday Chinese: Lesson 5 Asking for Help
Everyday Chinese is the online Chinese course which designed for language learners who would like to acquire practical communication skills.
Chinese Myth Figures 中国神话人物 08 Town God 城隍
The town god, or "Cheng Huang" in Chinese, is a local guardian god of ghostdom according to Taoism. It was originated from sacrificial practices in ancient times. "Cheng" originally refers to high wall built with earth, while "Huang" refers to dry moat outside a city wall. The ancient people built city walls to guard the safety of people in town, and therefore there appeared high ramparts, towers, gates, city walls and moat. In their minds, god appeared in everything closely related to people’s life and safe production, for which the city wall and moat were sanctified as the guardian of the town. Moreover, since the town god holds a position equal to mayor in real world, people’s worship to the town god has evolved along with the development of city.
Learn Chinese Songs– Small town story 小城故事
ɡē qǔ :xiǎo chénɡ ɡù shi 歌曲:小城故事 Song: Small town story ɡē shǒu:dènɡ lì jūn 歌 手 : 邓 丽