重阳的饮食之风，除饮茱萸、菊花酒，吃菊花食品之外，还有就是吃重阳糕了。因为糕与高谐音，吃糕是为了取吉祥之意义，因而才受到人们的青睐。 In addition to wearing dogwood sprigs, drinking chrysanthemum wine and eating chrysanthemum food, the diet custom of the Double
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Chinese Tongue Twister 中文绕口令
A Chinese tougue twister practice will be a good way to improve your Chinese pronunciation. Try to read twisters clearly but slowly at first, and then speed up.
Mandarin Tone Change Rules 汉语声调变化规则
Tone sandhi is a phonological change occurring in tonal languages, in which the tones assigned to individual words or morphemes
OMG! Chinese Buzzwords! (35)
拆毁性建设(chāi huǐ xìng jiàn shè) destructive construction Some officials have criticized the vicious cycle of unnecessarily digging up streets and
Gang Hao – Daily Mandarin Lesson 刚好
Meaning exactly; just; happen to be Pronunciation Tone marks: ► gāng hǎo Tone numbers: gang1 hao3 Chinese
Spring Festival Folk-Custom – Bai Nian (New-Year Visits) 春节民俗之拜年
拜年是中国民间的传统习俗，是人们辞旧迎新、相互表达美好祝愿的一种方式。通常是正月初一家长带领小辈出门谒见亲戚、朋友、尊长，以吉祥语向对方祝颂新年，卑幼者并须叩头致礼，谓之“拜年”。主人家则以点心、糖食、红包（压岁钱）热情款待之。 Bai Nian is a traditional Chinese custom, a practice for people to ring out the old year and ring
Chinese Pinyin Table 汉语拼音表
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Fu Za – Daily Mandarin Lesson 复杂
Meaning complicated; complex Pronunciation Tone marks: ► fù zá Tone numbers: fu4 za2 Chinese Characters Traditional:
Chinese Culture: Winter Solstice Festival (冬至)
The Chinese Winter Solstice Festival has come this year. It is a festival even equivalent to the New Year in
Fei Chang – Daily Mandarin Lesson 非常
Meaning exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; extreme; very Pronunciation Tone marks: ► fēi cháng Tone numbers: fei1 chang2 Chinese
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