Chinese popular song for Children:“吉祥三宝 (jíxiáng sān bǎo) Sambo Auspicious” “吉祥三宝 (Jíxiáng sān bǎo) sambo auspicious” is a song Buren Bayar wrote to his three-year-old daughter who liked to ask many questions and Buren would answer all of them. Buren said that in his …
Answer: B Analysis: (1) 似乎 (Sìhū) means “as if” and is used more in written language or text. • “似乎 (Sìhū)” can be used to express a judgment or speculation that is not quite certain: “似乎明天要起风。(sìhū míngtiān yào qǐ fēng) It looks like it’s going …
Míng Míng: Nǐ néng hé wǒ shuōshuo gǎn’ēnjié ma? 明明：你能和我说说感恩节吗？
(How to Give Thanks to Your Friends in Chinese?) Xiǎo Xīn: Gǎn’ēnjié jiù shì yí gè dà de jiātíng jùhuì. Wǒmen zǒng huì zuò hěnduō hǎochī de …
(The picture source: www.photophoto.cn） Here is the second part of the popular ”十二生肖 (shí’èrshēngxiào): Chinese Zodiac” series that you all have been patiently waiting for. If your animal wasn’t included in the last installment, you are sure to find it below. In the last zodiac …
1. Read the dialogue below and choose the best answer to fill in the blank. Xiǎo Hóng: Míngtiān shì wànshèngjié, wǒmen yìqǐ qù shōují tángguǒ ba. 小红: 明天是万圣节，我们一起去收集糖果吧。
Xiǎo Míng: Hǎo de, xīwàng jīnnián de tángguǒ bǐ qùnián ______. 小明: 好的，希望今年的糖果比去年_____。
A. 多 (Duō)
B. …
People have been interested in their fortune and explanations of their personalities since the beginning of civilization. Even if you don’t believe in it, it’s fun when your friend reads your weekly horoscope. In China, there are 12 zodiac animals and they are: 1. 鼠 …
Answers: 1. C 2. B 3. A
1. Xiao Hong: Zhègè hànzì zěnme dú? Nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ ma? 小红：这个汉字怎么读？你可以教我吗？ How do you pronounce this Chinese character? Can you teach me?
Xiao Ming: Dāngrán kěyǐ, zhè gè zì dú “hǎo.” 小明：当然可以，这个字念读“好”。 Of course, this …
Answer: A Analysis: “国庆节 (Guóqìng jié) National Day,” lasting for seven days, besides the Spring Festival, is the longest holiday of the year. During this holiday, people try to relax themselves and seek for entertainment, so this holiday week is also referred to as “黄金周 …
国庆节 (Guóqìng jié) n. National Day
黄金周 (Huángjīn zhōu) n. golden week 爬山 (Páshān) v. mountain hiking 阅兵仪式 (Yuèbīng yíshì) n. the military parade October first is “国庆节 (Guóqìng jié) National Day” in China, and commemorates the establishment of present-day China. …
China is one of the most culturally diverse nations on the planet. China has over 56 nationalities and ethnicities. Among those 56 ethnic groups, there are 55 ethnic minorities and one main ethnicity, Han. Although all of the ethnicities live within the same boundaries lines …
I get asked all the time by my students the same question: What books are really gonna help me get ahead in Chinese? There are many, many Mandarin Chinese textbooks out there. It can be a gamble to choose which one is going to be …
Answer: C Analysis: Amy: Jīntiān shì liù yuè shíqī rì, nǐ mǎi lǐwù gěi nǐ bàba le ma? Amy: 今 天 是 6 月 17 日，你买礼物 给 你 爸爸 了 吗？ Amy: It’s June 17th. Do you buy any presents for your Dad?
Bob: Wèishénme …
Have you visited your local museum lately? Soon you may have the opportunity to do so for free. “国际博物馆日 (Guójì bówùguǎn rì) International Museum Day (IMD)” is an internationally celebrated day on or around 18 May. Each year, museums across the globe are invited to …
Ok, you know the Chinese New Year. But do you know what Chinese do on the Chinese New Year’s Eve?
1. A: Becky, it’s about midnight. Wǒmen qù fàng biānpào, hǎo ma? B: Sure! Let’s go! What are they going to …
Whenever my friends return home for the holidays (in China, that’s the New Year, Spring or Autumn Festival), they always end up calling me and complaining about the same thing: “Jennifer, my mom is at it again–I’m still not married, and she says I should …
Many of my foreign Chinese language students are surprised that we Chinese celebrate Western-style Halloween so enthusiastically in Chinese cities today. I will try to explain a few important reasons in today’s lesson! In fact, China has its own traditional version of Halloween, the “…
Answer: A
Reasons B, C and D are the three main reasons that young Chinese are celebrating Chinese at an increasing rate. However, Chinese do not use Western “
” as an opportunity to honor their ancestors, for that purpose, …
Have you ever met someone and been very impressed by how down to earth they are? In Chinese we have a phrase which is an equivalent to this idea in English and it is “接地气 (jiē dìqì)”. Native Chinese speakers often use it in daily …
In a previous article, I introduced Chinese songs for children and adults to learn if you are a beginner to intermediate level learner of Mandarin Chinese. In today’s article I will suggest some songs that are more suitable for advanced learners of Chinese. Singing songs …
It’s very likely you have heard of Mahjong before, you might have even played some version of it on the computer or your phone. Or, perhaps you saw the Chinese mafia in movies playing Mahjong.
But, do you know its everyday significance in China?
麻将 …
