Break Diving’s Chinese Fluency Project
Come Practice Your Chinese With Break Diving’s Chinese Fluency Project!
If you’re an eChineseLearning student, you know that studying at eChineseLearning is an incredible tool to help you learn to speak, read, write, and understand Chinese.
But is it enough?
Even your teachers will …
Chinese May Not Be As “Scary” As You Think!
Halloween is almost here, and you know what that means — it’s prank time! Whether you’re the one jumping out with a, “Boo!” or jumping back with an, “Aah!” things are gonna get scary. Good news is, after you read this article today, Chinese won’t …
Du Chinese: A Chinese Teacher’s Review of This App
As the old saying goes: The master teaches the trade, but the apprentice’s skills are self-made (师(shī)傅(fù)领(lǐnɡ)进(jìn)门(mén)，修(xiū)行(xínɡ)靠(kào)个(ɡè)人(rén)). In language learning, the mentor’s and the learner’s effort are the two most important things, but that doesn’t mean they can’t make the most of the tools at …
Traditional Chinese Medicine, What You Need to Know
Chinese medicine is nearly as old as Chinese civilization itself. Yet it continues to be used, even in 2020. It is sometimes combined with modern medicine and is said to speed recovery time from illness and injury as well as enhance overall wellbeing. Since well …
Yīqǐ páshān ma (一起爬山吗)? Why does this sentence make most Chinese people panic?
Suppose you see the following scene transpire between two friends: Friend A: yīqǐ qù páshān ma? 一起去爬山吗？ Want to climb a mountain?
Friend B: (lüè dài jīngkǒng de) bùle bùle （略带惊恐的）不了不了 (Slightly frightened) No no no…
If you’re not from China, you might be confused …
Why Chinese “教师节 (jiào shī jié)” Teacher’s Day Is Special
The establishment of “教师节(jiào shī jié) Teacher’s Day”, aims to recognize the effort made by teachers in the field of education and falls on September 10th every year. At the beginning of the new school year (usually September 1st), students would start preparing the activities …
Answer to In Chinese, looks can kill – and it’s a good thing!
Answer:A
Answer analysis:
The dialogue drscribes the filming is over. “杀青(shāqīng)” means to put an end to something, like a film,so A is right.
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In Chinese, looks can kill – and it’s a good thing!
The term “杀 (shā)” is used to indicate causing the death of someone or something, akin to the usage of “kill” in English.
杀人(shārén): v. kill/murder
Examples:
shārén fànfǎ 杀人犯法。 It’s illegal to kill.
tā shārén le. 他杀人了。 He killed someone.
Given the popularity of …
Chinese Vocabulary for a Fitness Lifestyle
When people think of bodybuilding they immediately imagine competitions on stage with hungry figures wearing walnut tanning oil. That’s not necessarily the case.
In Chinese, when we refer to bodybuilding we can just as easily mean, taking care of our overall fitness levels. This can …
Answer to How These Chinese Women Are Riding the Winds and Breaking the Waves
Answer:B
Answer analysis:
乘风破浪 (chéng fēng pò làng): riding the winds and breaking the waves refers to the spirit of the ship advancing through the wind and waves. It describes the character of not being afraid of difficulties and going forward bravely. B can show …
How These Chinese Women Are Riding the Winds and Breaking the Waves
Recently, girl groups and boy groups are very popular in China.When it comes to the “女团(nǚ tuán) all-girl pop group”, everyone imagines a young, beautiful girl who can sing and dance. Recently, however, a special all-girl pop group appeared in everyone’s field of vision. They …
Learn Chinese: Don’t Say ‘Happy Dragon Boat Festival’
Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival
The 端午节 (duānwǔ jié) is around the corner. People celebrate it on June 25 this year, marking the fifth day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar. This festival holds its unique blessings, celebrations, entertainment, and food. It stands …
IB考生如何快速提升对文学作品的理解能力呢？看这里有妙招！
随着IB考纲的更迭，IB考核内容与全球化视野的联系更加密切，较之旧大纲只专注于文学作品内部的艺术特色不同，新大纲更加考验考生对于作品与全球性问题的理解与探索。这样的考核方式更加注重对学生个人能力的提升以及更深刻的思考能力的培养。
但是对于IB考生来说，面对
新的考核大纲和不断增加的阅读书目以及全新的考核形式
，内心的担忧和不安显然是只增不减的。如何在没有任何文学知识的基础下，在短时间内快速提升对文学作品的理解能力以跟现有的考纲密切联系呢？…
论结构化思维对IB中文考生的重要性
目前很多参加IB中文考试的学生， 大多是在国外的华裔学生，在阅读各种小说，散文和诗歌的时候，经过老师的指导，都能很好地理解文本的主旨和作者要表达的意象。
但是每当口头考试和笔试的时候会遇到这么一个困难，各种要表达的意象和对文章的理解在脑子里很杂乱，导致写论文的时候没有重点，思路也很混乱。
那么要解决这个问题，就需要我们借助结构化思维来使脑海里的论点条理化。
什么是结构化思维呢？…
Top 4 Chinese Words You Must Learn About COVID-19
News coverage all over the world has viewers scratching their heads in confusion. Are numbers being reported accurately? Are people even being tested? Statistics in the media have been unreliable at best due to these factors. The best we can do is listen to a …
Answer to Top Chinese Word Depicting Boys and Men with Brilliant Talents
Answer: B
宝藏男孩 (Bǎo zàng nán hái): Treasure boy.
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Know More About Chinese Popular Word: 5 Chinese Words Related to COVID-19 You Must Know. A Mouth-spitting Chinese Word for Funny. A Popularly Used …
Top Chinese Word Depicting Boys and Men with Brilliant Talents
1. What does “宝藏男孩 (Bǎo zàng nán hái)” mean?
“宝藏男孩 (Bǎo zàng nán hái) Treasure boy ” is a hot Chinese word on the Internet, which common used to describe that you like to have a lot of unknown talents on your body slowly …
A Positive Chinese Proverb to Use During Dark Times
In the midst of the Coronavirus outbreak, people are scared and worried about what the future holds. Businesses are suffering, flights are canceled, and some countries’ economies are starting to feel the effects. And because governments have placed entire cities on lockdown, many people are …
5 Chinese Words Related to COVID-19 You Must Know
1 新型冠状病毒 (Xīnxíng guānzhuàng bìngdú): Coronavirus /COVID-19 Example: Kēxuéjiā men yǐ fēnlí chū yǐnqǐ zhè zhǒng liúxíng bìng de guānzhuàng bìngdú. 科学家们已分离出引起这种流行病的冠状病毒。 Scientists have isolated the coronavirus causing the epidemic.
2 口罩 (Kǒuzhào)：Mask, gauze mask
Example: Nǐ chūmén yídìng yào dài kǒuzhào. 你出门一定要戴口罩。 You must …