Some Chinese consonants are rather similar to English consonants, but it’s important to hear the differences and get all details
Tag: Pronunciation
婚礼Wedding
Related News: Over 100 foreign students from 26 countries experience a Qing Dynasty-style wedding at a folk museum in the ancient city of Huizhou, east China’s Zhejiang province on January 18, 2015.
How to Correct Chinese Pronunciation 纠正中文发音
The tones of Mandarin Chinese are undoubtedly a challenge, but they can be learned with the proper approach. The one I propose is simple: consider a whole sentence and listen to it, try to figure out how it sounds as a whole without focusing on the tones. You’ll find that it is an efficient approach to acquiring tones in a natural way.
Jin Li 尽力- Daily Mandarin Lesson
Meaning do one`s best (effort); strive as much as possible Pronunciation Tone marks: ► jìn lì Tone
How to Read the Finals of Pinyin
Many foreigners say that Chinese pinyin is quite difficult to pronounce. There are some tips on how to pronounce the base 6 simple finals of pinyin. After your reading, you would find Chinese pinyin’s pronunciation is not so hard as you thought before. “a”
Keep your tongue flat
Open your mouth
Keep your lip unrounded
Lesson 087 – Bank (2)
YJ: Welcome to Chinese Studio. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: Dajia hao, Wo shi Cam. I’m enjoying these banking lessons Yajie… and I really appreciate knowing how to make transactions when I’m speaking to a bank teller.
Yajie: Well, we aren’t finished yet!
Winter Solstice Festival 冬至
Origin of the Festival The Winter Solstice Festival, which comes on December 22nd or December 23rd, is also called "Winter
Jian Dan 简单- Daily Mandarin Lesson
Meaning simple; not complicated Pronunciation Tone marks: ► jiǎn dān Tone numbers: jian3 dan1 Chinese Characters
每日一词:绕口令(ràokǒulìng)tongue twister
绕口令(ràokǒulìng)tongue twister 释义 “绕口令”是一种语言游戏。它是用拼音和声调容易混同的字或词编成的句子,要求很快读完,不能停顿。口齿不清的人很容易读错。例如“扁担长,板凳宽,板凳没有扁担长,扁担没有板凳宽。扁担要绑在板凳上,板凳偏不让扁担绑在板凳上”。 Meaning “绕口令(ràokǒulìng)” is a kind of language game. It is composed by the words or phrases
Ji Hua 计划- Daily Mandarin Lesson
Meaning plan; project; program Pronunciation Tone marks: ► jì huà Tone numbers: ji4 hua4 Chinese Characters