Chinese Lesson 8: Please speak more slowly.
Sentence Pattern 请慢一点儿说。(Qǐn màn yìdiǎnr shuō. ) Please speak more slowly. Words 1.这(zhè):[pron]here 2.意思(yìsi):[n]meaning 3.慢(màn):[adj]slow 4.一点儿(yìdiǎnr):a little bit 5.说(shuō):[v]to say,
Chinese Culture: Shaoxing Opera (越剧)
Today I will introduce the Shaoxing Opera. Shaoxing Opera, also called Yue Ju (越剧 yuèjù), is one of the Five
The First Song is a Success 一鸣惊人
The Chinese idiom 一鸣惊人 (yi1 ming2 jing1 ren2) literally means amaze the world with its first song. The expression comes
On the Stork Tower 登鹳雀楼
Dēng Guàn Què Lóu 登 鹳 雀 楼 Wáng Zhīhuàn (Táng ) 王之涣(唐) Bái rì yī shān jìn, huáng hé
Chinese Proverbs 三人一条心,黄土变成金
sān rén yī tiáo xīn, huáng tǔ biàn chéng jīn 三 人 一 条 心, 黄 土 变 成 金
Popular Word – 应急避难所
yìng jí bì nàn suǒ
应急避难所
emergency shelterfàng shè xìng wū răn
放射性污染
radioactive pollution, radioactive contamination
Fun Chinese characters – stack them up in multi-dimensional thinking!
In this post I’d like to stack up some character legos with you and hopefully you’ll learn a few new characters after this fun exercise.
Traditional Food for Spring Festival 春节传统美食
腊八粥 Laba Congee “腊八节”。这一天在中国民间有吃腊八粥的习俗。喝腊八粥在我国已有千年历史。 For a thousand years, it has been customary to eat Laba Congee during the Laba Festival
Lesson 008 Revision of Expressions at the Airport
S: Hi everybody, Woshi Stuart. dajia hao! M: Woshi ML. 大家好! S: Pencil and paper ready? Hao! Don’t forget to
Learn Chinese L22: How delicious the mooncakes are!
Dachuan is reading books in the library when Sun Dawei approaches Dachuan and tells him that today is a traditional