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HOW TO APPLY CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Ⅰ A Brief Introduction of Chinese Government Scholarship Programmes In order to strengthen mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese people and people from the rest of the world, and to enhance cooperation and exchanges in the fields of education, science & technology, culture, economics and trade between China and other countries, the Chinese government has set up a series of scholarship schemes to sponsor international students and scholars to undertake studies and research in Chinese institutions of higher education.
是 (shì) is not exactly the same as “to be”
The closest equivalent of the English word “to be” in Chinese is 是 (shì). This is used to link nouns to other nouns. The structure is:
Sharpening the saw and learning Chinese
You’ve probably heard the parable about sharpening the saw. There are two people who want to cut down trees. The first one sets to immediately with a blunt saw and no skills. The second person first spends time sharpening their saw and improving their knowledge. In the beginning, the first person gets ahead whilst the other one spends time improving their ability. But once the second person gets going, they quickly gain the lead with the improvements they have made.
How to Learn to Write Chinese: Key Concepts
Once you’ve read the introduction on how to learn to write Chinese, it’s time to get on with learning the essential concepts. This is the middle article in my series on how to learn to write Chinese. The whole series has three posts which I’d recommend you read in order.
5 Lies Teachers Tell You About Mandarin Tones
Mandarin tones are one of the classic “difficult parts” of the language. Despite that, textbooks and teachers often do a bad job of teaching them. A big part of this is that the focus is too often on teaching tones, rather than teaching how to learn tones.
Chinese Grammar learning: 为 + Noun⋯⋯
When you work for a company, or do other sorts of physical (and even mental) activities for another party, you're likely to use the Chinese preposition 为 (wèi), which is often translated into English as "for," a translation which is often unnatural or unnecessary, depending on the particular phrase. The super common Mao-era phrase, 为人民服务 ("serve the people"), doesn't need the word "for" in English, for example.
Don't confuse this preposition with 为了, which is a bit different.
Chinese Grammar learning: 再三 + V
再三(zài sān) or means "repeatedly" or "time and again", and can be placed before or after a verb.
Chinese Grammar- the Object 汉语语法-宾语
The Object
An object is appended to a verb acting as the subject to indicate the target of an action, the place arrived at by an action, the tools used in an action, or the result of an action. For instance,
我们在吃饭 (wǒmen zài chīfàn)。We are having lunch. ("饭" is the object)
The object is usually placed after a verb serving as a predicate. The object is most often a noun or pronoun. However, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, numerals, and phrases can all act as the object. For instance,
我们明天去购物 (wǒmen míngtiān qù gòuwù)。We will go shopping tomorrow. (The noun "购物" is the object)
我喜欢钓鱼 (wǒ xǐhuān diàoyú)。I like fishing. (The verb "钓鱼" is the object)
Chinese Culture: Winter Solstice Festival (冬至)
The Chinese Winter Solstice Festival has come this year. It is a festival even equivalent to the New Year in the past, telling people that the winter days have come formally. Today, I will introduce the Winter Solstice Festival.