Causative verbs are verbs that cause people to do things, surprisingly enough. In English, these are verbs like "make", "have" and "get", as in "get Billy to eat dinner." The "get" is the causative verb.
Tag: Spoken Chinese
Lesson 056 Revision of Asking Locations
Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio. Da Jia Hao. Wo shi Cam.
Yajie: 欢迎收听《欢乐汉语》, 我是YJ. It’s the weekend again, and time for us to review what we learned this past week.
Cam: Let’s get a reminder.
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.
Happy Chinese S1:Daily Life Chinese 快乐汉语:日常生活汉语 第4集 早点
Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season I, we will focus on daily life Chinese.
声声中国语:八九不离十 to be pretty close; very near
八九不离十(bā jiǔ bù lí shí)to be pretty close; very near Explanation “八九不离十”指与实际情况很接近。一般常常出现在口语中。 “八九不离十” means to be very close to the
Never make these mistakes in Chinese 16
Foreigners often make some strange mistakes in Chinese when they study the most difficult language— —Chinese. We try to analyze
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)。
bāo zài wǒ shēn shànɡ-包在我身上
What does it mean? Bāo zài wǒ shēn shànɡ is a common saying especially in spoken Chinese. It means leave
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
How Children Learn Chinese 儿童学汉语方法
How can the children learn mandarin Chinese faster? Are there any good approaches for young children to learn Chinese? Your