“Tea washing” when making Oolong tea 泡茶中的“洗茶”之道
人们用茶壶冲泡乌龙茶时,习惯把第一泡茶水倒掉,称之为“洗茶”。《中国茶叶大辞典》“洗茶”条解释:“洗茶即洗去了散茶表面杂质,且可诱发茶香、茶味。” When making Oolong tea, people always pour out the first cup of tea, which is called “tea washing”. According
Chinese Kung Fu 中国功夫 – Wing Chun Wooden Dummy
"Before I trained on the Wooden Dummy, it was just a strange-looking, upright wooden (in every sense of the word) contraption with three funny-looking, "stick-man" half-arms and a single clumsy-looking leg whose sole purpose seemed to be to trip me up. After I had trained for some time on the Wooden Dummy, I began to appreciate that it was more than just a strange-looking, upright wooden contraption with funny, "stick-man" half-arms and a clumsy-looking leg that was always in my way; it was a strangely dynamic sparring partner, the more so given that it was built as a more or less static "dummy".
Yueliang Daibiao Wo de Xin 月亮代表我的心 – Chinese song
nǐ 你 wèn 问 wǒ 我 ài 爱 nǐ 你 yǒu 有 duō 多 shēn 深 , wǒ 我
Chinese Daily Communication 汉语日常对话 01 Greetings and Self-Introduction
150 Sentences for Chinese Daily Communication 汉语日常会话150句 汉(hàn)语(yǔ)日(rì)常(cháng)会(huì)话(huà)150句(jù) 你(nǐ)好(hǎo)! Hello 再(zài)见(jiàn)! Goodbye 谢(xiè)谢(xiè)! Thanks 不(bú)客(kè)气(qì)! You’re welcome! 对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)! I am
Chinese idioms:Chinese idioms:不寒而栗
不寒而栗 (bù hán ér lì)Shiver all over though not cold — tremble with fear
Why the “blessing” symbol is upside down?
If you’re living in China or near a Chinese neighborhood , or if you have a Chinese friend that does celebrate Chinese New Year, or you aren’t close to anything Chinese but are able to surf Chinese web sites (who don’t anyways ? 🙂 ), you might have noticed the following festival decoration that is hanging on people’s doors, cars, or walls etc.
他正在给你刮胡须 He's shaving you
Stopping in an unfamiliar barber shop for a shave, a young playboy took a fancy to the manicure gril and
萝卜白菜各有所爱 – luo2bo bai2cai4ge4you3suo3ai4
Literal translation – Turnip Chinese Cabbage each has actual loveORTurnip, Cabbage everyone has their own preference
Ancient Bridges of China 中国古代桥梁
Ancient Chinese bridges (zhōng guó gǔ dài qiáo liáng 中国古代桥梁) are universally acknowledged and have enjoyed high prestige in the
Lesson 141 MovieⅠ
Yajie: Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. Dajia hao, wo shi Yajie.
Cam: And wo shi Cam. Yajie, I love watching movies, what about you?
Yajie: Yes, same here. I’m a big movie fan…
Cam: My favorite Chinese movie star is Zhang Ziyi… she is so pretty!
Yajie: Yes, She is very popular with foreigners… This week, we are going to talk about movies on Chinese Studio.
Cam: let’s get started.