There are several ways to say “able to” in Mandarin Chinese, depending on whether the meaning is a skill, ability,
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Huoche 火车- Daily Mandarin Lesson
The Mandarin Chinese word for “vehicle” is chē 車. There are many types of vehicles, so chē is combined with
Hui 会- Daily Mandarin Lesson
If you are able to do something that requires skill, you can use the Mandarin Chinese huì. Although this can
Duoshao Qian 多少钱- Daily Mandarin Lesson
When you want to ask the price of something in Mandarin Chinese, you can use the phrase duōshǎo qián, which
Chang Ge 唱歌- Daily Mandarin Lesson
Karaoke (卡拉OK) was developed in Asia and is now popular throughout the world. If you visit a Karaoke bar in
Bu Hao Yi Si 不好意思- Daily Mandarin Lesson
The Mandarin Chinese phrase for “embarrassed” is bù hǎo yì si. It is frequently used in Chinese culture as a
Similar Expressions in Chinese and English
Mandarin Chinese may be hard to learn, but some Chinese sayings mean exactly the same in English.lù yáo zhī mǎ lì ，rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Time tries all.
Our 100th Post! Plus some new beginner jokes
Hey hey! This site has made it through two years online and 100 posts! That makes an average of 50
Guest Post by Rebecca Chua: The difference between life’s exam and exam papers
Well well well, lookie here. A guest post! Today we’ll be reading Rebecca Chua’s (Chinese name: 蔡幸彤) translation of an
Chinese grammar: Aspect particle 着zhe
The particle 着 (zhe) is one way of indicating the continuous aspect in Mandarin Chinese (another common way is using the adverb 在 in front of verbs). You may have heard that the Chinese particle 着 added onto the end of verbs is similar to the use of -ing in English. This isn’t particularly helpful, however, because the use of 着 in Chinese is not nearly so frequent, and can also be quite idiomatic.
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