Chinese Lesson 14: Is … available?
Sentence Pattern 请问……在吗?(Qǐngwèn……zài ma?) Is … available? Words 1.喂(wèi):[inter](of greeting)hello;hey 2.错(cuò):[adj.,adv]wrong 3.没(méi):[adv]no 4.个(gè):[quantifier](measure word for people or things) 5.小名(xiǎomíng):[n]nick name
Learn Chinese L8: Please speak more slowly.
Dachuan and Sun Dawei sit on the campus lawn. Dachuan asks Sun Dawei some questions. Dialogue One zhè shì shén me yì si 这 是 什
Xiang Ma Jing 相马经
The earliest book on science of animal husbandry in China elaborating the way to tell good horses from the inferior
hot words 热词 – "习奥会"相关词汇
国家主席习近平7日在美国加利福尼亚州安纳伯格庄园同美国总统奥巴马举行中美元首会晤,此次会晤被媒体称为"习奥会"(Xi-Obama summit),双方将举行为期两天的会谈,内容将是地缘政治(geopolitics)与私人话题的有趣结合。以下为此次会晤相关的部分词汇和表达: US President Barack Obama meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage,
Spilt Water 复水难收
The Chinese idiom 复水难收 (fu4 shui3 nan2 shou1) literally means water on the ground is difficult to gather up. Unlike
Short Chinese phrases that will do wonders for you
Aside from the universal magic word that you might have known from the very first day of your Chinese learning
The Double Ninth Festival: Customs in Different Regions 九九重阳:各地风俗知多少
九九重阳节,除了登高、插茱萸、簪菊花等习俗外,中国各地还有很多饶有兴趣的风俗。 In addition to the customs including ascending a height, wearing the dogwood sprig and chrysanthemum, etc., there are also
Yongle Bell 永乐大钟
Yongle TempleThe Yongle Bell (yǒng lè dà zhōng 永乐大钟) was cast during the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming
Chinese Proverbs 水能载舟,亦能覆舟
shuǐ néng zài zhōu, yì néng fù zhōu 水 能 载 舟, 亦 能 覆 舟 The water that bears
Lesson 118 – Sports (2)
Yajie: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. Wo shi Yajie.
Chris: And wo shi Chris. We are talking about sports this week Yajie, a topic that I love a lot.
Yajie: That’s good to know, Chris. Today, we are going to continue with more of that in Chinese.
Chris: Let’s start with Key Words of the Day.