Tag: Spoken Chinese

Lesson 053 Where Do You Live?

Cam: 大家好, 我是Cam. Welcome to Chinese Studio.
Yajie: 欢迎收听《欢乐汉语》, 我是YJ. Cam, I’ve heard you rent a bigger apartment. Is that true?
Cam: Yes. And I’ll hold a party in the new flat this weekend. Do you want to join us?
Yajie: Of course. Tell me 你住在哪儿?
Cam: What does that mean?
Yajie: The answer is just in Key Words of the Day.  

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Never make these mistakes in Chinese 12

        Wǒ měitiān xuéxí zhōngwén sāndiǎn (zhōng )
False:  我每天学习中文三点(钟)。
        Wǒ měitiān xuéxí zhōngwén sāngè xiǎoshí (huò sāngè zhōngtóu ).
True:  我每天学习中文三个小时(或三个钟头)。

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声声中国语:不是那么回事。(Bú shì nà me huí shì.)It's not what it is supposed to be.

不是那么回事。(Bú shì nà me huí shì.)It’s not what it is supposed to be. Explanation “不是那么回事”常用在口语中,用来表明一些想法、做法与实际的情况、想象中的情况或衡量事情的客观标准不一样。在对话中,人们常用这句话来反驳对方的想法或说法。 “不是那么回事。(Bú shì nà me huí

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