1. 流行 liúxíng The generic word for “popular”. Can be used in almost any context when talking about things – 流行音乐 (“popular music”), 流行设计 (“popular designs”), 流行游戏 (“popular games”), etc. It can’t describe people though.
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Mandarin Chinese Initial and Finals: Table 4
This is the fourth of four tables illustrating which pairings of initials and finals do occur in Mandarin Chinese and, by omission, which do not.
Mandarin Chinese Initial and Finals: Table 3
This is the third of four tables illustrating which pairings of initials and finals do occur in Mandarin Chinese and, by omission, which do not.
Mandarin Chinese Initial and Finals: Table 2
This is the second of four tables illustrating which pairings of initials and finals do occur in Mandarin Chinese and, by omission, which do not.
Mandarin Chinese Initial and Finals: Pinyin Table 1
This is the first of four tables illustrating which pairings of initials and finals do occur in Mandarin Chinese and, by omission, which do not.
Sandhi: Tone Shifts in Mandarin Chinese
In some cases, characters aren’t pronounced with their "native" tones (the tones assigned to them). Here are three cases wher tones experience shifts.
Lesson 3: Greeting (I)
Let’s review what we learned in Lesson 2. We learned Family Introduction.Do you remember how to say it in Chinese?
Lesson 26: Have a Chinese Class (I)
. Also continue learning Pinyin, and learn some words and phrases related to “having a Chinese class”
Lesson 28: Have an English Class
. Also continue learning Pinyin, and learn some words and phrases related to “having an English class”
Lesson 2: Family Introduction
Let’s review what we learned in Lesson 1. We learned Self Introduction.Could you introduce yourself in Chinese?