Every one who have learned Chinese must know pinyin. It's a basic learning tool of Chinese pronunciation. But just a little person clearly know where it comes from. This articles will show you the mysterious history of pinyin. Then you will know how it was created and how it changes.
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Pronunciation systems of China
Why does every teacher would like to teach students pinyin in their first Chinese lesson? In general, pronunciation can't be derived from seeking at Chinese characters, even though sometimes characters with typical parts have comparable pronunciation. As opposed to other current written languages, Chinese characters will not be phonetic, and surely not alphabetic, but pictographic or ideographic (displaying combinations of images or symbols to convey meaning) like ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Therefore there has required to be a strategy of representing in composing the pronunciation of every character when teaching the language. Many systems are actually used, but pinyin may be the current standard means of writing Chinese pronunciation.
Learning Initial “b” in Pinyin
Some Chinese consonants are rather similar to English consonants, but it's important to hear the differences and get all details as accurate as possible!
Chinese words about eat 吃
Chinese value food so much that usually, when meeting someone, besides the usual “你好吗?” they’ll ask “吃了吗?”
Chinese translation: Eating Bitterness, Shock & Some Strength
Today we’ve got a great list of things other things you can 吃 or eat. Don’t think Americans are the only ones that know how to eat, the Chinese value food so much that usually, when meeting someone, besides the usual “你好吗?” they’ll ask “吃了吗?” The action of eating can be found throughout the Chinese language but doesn’t literally mean someone eating food, but perhaps experiencing surprise or being popular.
What does “奇葩” Mean in Chinese?
In the Chinese language, many phrases sometimes can’t be interpreted literally because they may have quite opposite meanings. "奇(qí)" originally means “rare,” and "葩(pā)" means flower or flora. When the two characters are put together, we can easily see that the literally meaning of "奇葩(qí pā)" is “precious and beautiful flower.” But in our daily conversation, its usage usually confuses beginners.
xiǎo zhāng zhēn kě wèi shì yī gè “qí pā ”
Xiao Lin：小张 真可谓 是 一个 “奇葩”。
Xiao Zhang is really a “qi pa”.
Lesson 1: Self Introduction
Today, we are going to learn how to make a self introduction. Before that, we learn a short greeting. Usually before we introduce our self, we say “ hello ” .
Lesson 2: Family Introduction
Let’s review what we learned in Lesson 1. We learned Self Introduction.Could you introduce yourself in Chinese?
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Lesson 070 How Long Have You Been Studying Chinese?
YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: Hello, everybody, Da4 jia1 hao3. Wo3 shi4 Cam. YJ, can you do me a favor?
YJ: Sure! What is it?
Cam: Well, you see, all my Chinese friends know I’m studying Chinese, so they often ask me the same question- ‘how long have you been studying Chinese’? But I don’t know how to answer that in Chinese!
YJ: well, you’ll figure it out in today’s Chinese Studio.
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