孔子的国度 China is a ‘Confucian country’ 如果回溯历史,在很长时间里,西方世界对孔子的了解都是“只闻其声,不见其形”。16世纪,传教士利玛窦第一次把中国文化中的孔子形象介绍到了欧洲,随后又传到了美洲大陆。 For a long time, Westerners had heard of Confucius, but never seen his
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A Chinese idiom that used to encourage people to work hard and persist on their pursuit – 任重道远
Chinese idiom 任重道远 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn literally means to shoulder heavy responsibilities and a long way to go. 任重
The holiday with 节(jié )
, Labor Day; add it to 妇女 (fùnǚ), woman, and you’ve got 妇女节 (Fùnǚjié), or Spring Festival. 节, in other words,
Top English Phrases Borrowed from Chinese
Although a debate currently rages amongst Chinese academics, linguists and lexicographers over English’s place within the Chinese dictionary, English speakers all over the world continue to use bits and pieces of the Chinese language on a daily basis, through various phrases and loanwords previously “borrowed” from Chinese. Here are the top 10 Chinese phrases that made it over the Great Wall and into the vocabularies of English speakers everywher, with a few that might just surprise you.
China will draws ethnic students from Asia
Ang Yi Lin, 23, a Singaporean of Chinese descent, attended a school for Singaporean Chinese from an early age, which
American Boy, Clay Garner, Becomes China's Justin 美国男孩成中国比伯
Clay Garner (or Gaoshan in Chinese) might be China’s answer to Justin Bieber. Through the powers of social media, the 18-year-old high school student has become famous among Chinese netizens after he posted homemade videos of himself singing Chinese pop songs on Youku. The videos have captured millions of views and the amateur musician has gained close to 30,000 Weibo followers (that number is still growing!). He has also appeared on a bunch of media, including Beijing TV and 56.com.
11th Chinese Bridge Competition opens in C China
To encourage young people from across the world to study Chinese and strengthen their understanding of Chinese language and culture,
Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 国粹(guócuì) national treasure
国粹 (guócuì) the quintessence of Chinese culture; national treasureUsage:Sentences:
Origin and Evolution of Chinese Characters 汉字的来源和演化
As one kind of the most ancient characters, Chinese characters have played a significant role in the development of Chinese
Unique experience: Teach English in China 在中国教英语
Key words: English teacher, English teaching, a job to teach English in Chinese university — Job vacancies for Spring 2008