Chinese grammar: “As much as possible” with 尽量”jinliang”
尽量 (jǐnliàng) is an adverb meaning "as much as possible" or "to the greatest extent". In this article, we will do our best to explain how to use it in Chinese grammar!
Chinese food:Quick and Easy Beef Chow Fun
What makes this dish are the chewy fresh broad rice noodles (ho fun) that soak up the flavor of the sauces. This quick and easy version of Beef Chow Fun uses black bean sauce and baby corn.
Beijing Man Site
Zhoukoudian(周口店 Zhōukǒudiàn), 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing, is famous for discovering one of the origins of early man-Beijing man in a low hill called Dragon-Bone Mountain. And the site was declared an important National Cultural Protected Unit in 1961, and was listed as one of UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage Sites in 1987.
Chinese food:Beef and Broccoli Lo Mein With Ramen Noodles
An easy variation of the popular restaurant recipe beef lo mein, made with ramen noodles and oyster sauce.
Chinese grammar: “Nearly” with 几乎”jihu”
几乎 means 'nearly', 'almost' or 'practically', and is used to emphasize that someone or something 'almost' meets a certain standard or is close to doing something in Chinese grammar.
Ancient Papermaking Tradition Preserved in China
Around 1800 years ago, during the Eastern Han Dynasty(25-220)of China, Cai Lun improved China's papermaking(造纸zàozhǐ) technique using bark and hemp. This then became one of the four great ancient inventions of China. Today, ancient papermaking has been replaced by modern means of production, but in some places in southwestern China's Guizhou Province, where many people of ethnic-minority groups live, this ancient technique is still practiced.
Chinese food:Healthy Baked Chicken Chow Mein
This recipe for chicken chow mein recipe has crisp noodles like you'll find in Chinese restaurants, but without the fat. Scroll down to the bottom of the directions for a nutritional breakdown.
Chinese grammar: “Never again” with 再也不”zai ye bu”
Sometimes you may do something or experience something that you never ever want to do again. How do we express that in Chinese? One of the ways is to use 再也不 (zàiyěbù) in Chinese grammar!
Xinle Site Museum
In the northern part of the Huanggu District f Shenyang City, Liaoning Province there is a prehistoric culture museum called the Xinle Site Museum(新乐遗址博物馆 Xīnlè yízhǐ bówùguǎn). It is divided into northern and southern components: the southern has an exhibition hall for displaying cultural relics, while the northern is the actual archaeological site and is an important protected cultural property. The northern section covers an area of 22,500 square meters and preserves a large-scale primitive dwelling site by reproducing in open?air form ten dwellings from the Neolithic period, together with a simulated lifestyle of people living at that time.
Chinese grammar: “Just” with “jiu”
就 is often translated as simply "just", but there are some nuances to how it is used in Chinese grammar.