chinese reading – The Golden Dress–金缕衣
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴。
Inch of time is gold, an inch of gold can not buy inch time.
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 Being A Guest at A Friend's Home到朋友家做客
Wánglì: fàn zuò hao le, kuài lái chī ba. 王丽: 饭做好了,快来吃吧。 Wang: Now everything is already prepared.
Chinese grammar: "As much as possible" with 尽量"jinliang"
尽量 (jǐnliàng) is an adverb meaning "as much as possible" or "to the greatest extent". In this article, we will do our best to explain how to use it in Chinese grammar!
Features of China’s Food Culture 中华饮食文化中的特点
中国人讲吃,不仅仅是一日三餐,解渴充饥,它往往蕴含着中国人认识事物、理解事物的折射。一个小孩生下来,亲友要吃红蛋表示喜庆,“蛋”表示着生命的延续,“吃蛋”寄寓着中国人传宗接代的厚望。 For Chinese people, food involves not only three meals a day to allay thirst and hunger, but also has
Mao Dun 矛盾- Daily Mandarin Lesson
Meaning contradictory; contradiction Pronunciation Tone marks: ► máo dùn Tone numbers: mao2 dun4 Chinese Characters Traditional:
Write 具 (jù)(utensil) in Chinese character
具 (jù) Origin: 甲骨文“具”字像两只手捧着盛食物的“鼎”;金文“鼎”变为“贝”,以后又讹变为“目”。本义是“备办”,引申为“完备”等义。 On oracle bone inscriptions, “具” looks like two hands holding a “鼎,” a food container. On
中国古诗词 Pure Brightness(Qing Ming) Festival
Pure Brightness(Qing Ming) Festival qīnɡ mínɡ
chinese reading – 卖身葬父 Sell Oneself for Burial of Father
冬至 Dongzhi – Winter solstice
Today is the day of Dongzhi (冬至 dōng zhì ), or winter solstice, in China this year. As one of the 24 solar terms according to China’s traditional lunar calendar, Dongzhi is considered a very important one that many people even consider it as a festival.
Lesson 085 – Pay the Bill
Yajie: Welcome to a brand new week on Chinese Studio. Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: Dajia hao, wo shi Cam. Yajie, the bill paying system is so different in China. A few weeks ago, my phone was disconnected because I hadn’t paid the bill. But I never received a bill!
Yajie: Well, in China, we have to pay the bills by a certain time at the bank without receiving any bill.
Cam: I wish somebody would’ve told me! But what do I say when I go to the bank?
Yajie: Listen up!