Tag: Growing up with Chinese

Growing up with Chinese（成长汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
吵 chǎo:noisy
街 jiē:street
网络 wǎngluò:internet
开通 kāitōng:to put into use
茶船 cháchuán:tea boat
路线 lùxiàn:route
清楚 qīngchǔ:clear
护照 hùzhào:passport
是否 shìfǒu:whether or not
暂时 zànshí:temporarily
入住手续 rùzhù shǒuxù:check-in procedure
无线网络 wúxiàn wǎngluò:wireless internet
功夫茶 gōngfūchá:any kind of tea that requires some skills to brew

Growing up with Chinese（成长汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
字 zì:character
画 huà:painting
传统 chuántǒng:traditional
陶器 táoqì:pottery
外滩 wàitān:the Bund
摄影 shèyǐng:photography
天才 tiāncái:genius
研究 yánjiū:research
你吹吧 nǐ chuī ba:You just keep bragging.
聚精会神 jùjīnghuìshén:to concentrate one’s attention
历史古迹 lìshǐgǔjì:historic site
中国字画 zhōngguó zìhuà:Chinese calligraphy and painting

Growing up with Chinese（成长汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Growing up with Chinese（成长汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
牛 niú:cow
牛 niú:cool
嫌 xián:to express dissatisfaction
假如 jiǎrú:if
拉弓 lā gōng:to draw your bow
控制 kòngzhì:to control
上箭 shàng jiàn:to notch your arrow
称职 chènzhí:to fill a post with credit
多亏 duōkuī:thanks to
怒发冲冠 nùfàchōngguàn:to bristle with anger
电脑程序 diànnǎo chéngxù:computer program

Growing up with Chinese（成长汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
悬 xuán:to hang
净说 jìngshuō:to speak noting but
斑马 bānmǎ:zebra
标本 biāoběn:specimen
机器人 jīqìrén:robot
水龙头 shuǐlóngtóu:faucet
栩栩如生 xǔxǔrúshēng:lively
卖关子 màiguānzi:to pause at a climax in storytelling
斑马线 bānmǎxiàn:zebra stripes to refer to crosswalk
风凉话 fēngliánghuà:irresponsible and sarcastic remarks
少说也 shǎo shuō yě:to express a guess or something you might infer

Growing up with Chinese（成长汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
品 pǐn:article
整 zhěng:entire
纪念 jìniàn:to commemotate
俯瞰 fǔkàn:to overlook
模型 móxíng:model
纪念品 jìniànpǐn:souvenir
建筑物 jiànzhùwù:structure
顾不上 gùbúshàng:can not attend to
明信片 míngxìnpiàn:postcard
尽收眼底 jìnshōuyǎndǐ:to have a panoramic view
没有比…更 méiyǒu bǐ…gèng:to express the highest degree of sth.

Growing up with Chinese（成长汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
消 xiāo:to remove
东 dōng:east
消气 xiāoqì:to calm down
生气 shēngqì:angry
嚎叫 háojiào:to yell
难怪 nánguài:to express sudden understanding
东道主 dōngdàozhǔ:role of the host
消消气 xiāoxiāoqì:to cool down
情有可原 qíngyǒukěyuán:forgivable
得意忘形 déyìwàngxíng:to get dizzy with success
将功补过 jiānggōngbǔguò:to make amends for one’s faults by good deeds

Growing up with Chinese（成长汉语） is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
香 xiāng:sth. that tastes good
馋 chán:glutinous
咬 yǎo:to bite
糊涂 hútu:confused
否则 fǒuzé:otherwise
绕口令 ràokǒulìng:tongue twister
老字号 lǎozìhào:time-honored stores,store of long standing
在我看来 zài wǒ kànlái:as I see it
总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī:in short
否则的话 fǒuzé de huà:otherwise