In the first part of this two-part article, we learned about the stories of “孟姜女哭长城 (Mèng Jiāng Nǚ Kū ChángChéng) Lady Meng Jiang’s Bitter Weeping” and “梁山伯与祝英台 (Liáng Shānbó Yǔ Zhù Yīngtái) The Butterfly Lovers.” While in today’s second half, we will go over the …
Answers: 1. A 2. C
I. Tā xǐhuān zhōngwén. 他喜欢中文。 He likes Chinese.
Tā bù xǐhuān zhōngwén. 他不喜欢中文。 He doesn’t like Chinese.
Tā xǐhuān zhōngwén. 她喜欢中文 。 She likes Chinese.
Tā bù xǐhuān zhōngwén. 她不喜欢中文。 She doesn’t like Chinese.
II. “熟能生巧 (Shú néng shēng …
中文 (Zhōngwén) the Chinese language; Chinese
汉语 (Hànyǔ) Chinese (language)
普通话 (Pǔtōnghuà) Mandarin
When it comes to language learning, the popular opinion among non-native Chinese people is that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world, if not the …
Here is the second part of the popular “Top 3 Chinese Street Foods You Have to Try” series that you all have been patiently waiting for. If you want to know more about Chinese street foods favorites, you are sure to find it below.
In …
1. A: Wǒ xiǎnɡ kāishǐ jiànshēn le. Nǎ yì jiā jiànshēnfánɡ bǐjiào hǎo? A: 我想开始健身了。哪一家健身房比较好？ B: Gōnɡsī pánɡbiān nèi jiā búcuò. Huánjìnɡ hěn hǎo yě hěn fānɡbiàn. B: 公司旁边那家不错。环境很好也很方便。
What are they talking about? Please choose the best answer. A. Shopping …
Bargaining is an art and may be very helpful in daily life. At least, it is so often used in most markets and back-street clothes shops. And when you want to bargain over the price with the salesman. “卖家 (mài jiā) The seller” usually use …
颜值 (Yánzhí): the literal meaning is “the value of a person’s face” but in this instance, we use it to mean how we rate someone’s attractiveness.
Tā de nán péngyǒu yánzhí hěn gāo. 她的男朋友颜值很高。 Her boyfriend is so handsome.
When …
Do you know Chinese Kungfu?
1. A: Wánɡ Yīnɡ, nǐ bà shēntǐ zhēn hǎo! Tā yídìng jīngcháng zuò yùndòng ba? A: 王英，你爸身体真好！他一定经常做运动吧？ B: Shì a! Tā zuìjìn kāishǐ liàn qìɡōnɡ le. B: 是啊！他最近开始练气功了。 Which fitness program did Wang Ying’s father start …
Once you set foot on foreign soil, you’ll have to adapt to your new environs. Of course, there will be the odd custom or two that you’re not familiar with, but we’re here to help you avoid turning naïve behavior into a majorly bad faux …
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Chinese mythical creatures have captured the imagination of anyone who has ever seen a Chinese movie or Chinese literature. Unfortunately, most people only know about dragons. How to Write the Chinese Character: 龙 (Lóng) Dragon There are many magical creatures with …
Xiǎo Míng: Kuài kàn a, wàimiàn xiàxuě la! 小明：快看啊，外面下雪啦。
Xiǎo Yún: Wa, hǎo měi a, zhè shì jīnnián de dìyì chǎng xuě ne. 小云：哇，好美啊，这是今年的第一场雪呢。
A. Xiao …
1. 弄丢 (Nòng diū)
2. 她 (Tā)
3. 了 (Le)
4. 把 (Bǎ)
5. 手机 (Shǒujī)
(Tricky But Essential Grammar: “把 (Bǎ)”)
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 …
Many Chinese idioms and proverbs have wonderful stories about how they originated. This fable is a classic story from ancient China. It is said to be written by Lie Zi during the Warring States period and holds a great moral that is essential for all …
“美 (Měi) Beauty” is not an absolute, inflexible concept. There are differences between the understanding and pursuit of beauty between the East and the West. For Chinese, among many standards of beauty, fair skin is a rather important “标准 (biāozhǔn) criterion” to judge “外貌 (wàimào) …
For those of you new to Chinese language tests, HSKK stands for “汉语水平口语考试 (hànyǔ shuǐpíng kǒuyǔ kǎoshì)” and is a standardized oral test that aims to test examinees’ ability in spoken Chinese. HSKK is the oral test portion of the HSK and is divided into …
东 (Dōng) east
西 (Xī) west
Since “东 (Dōng) east” and “西 (xī) west” are both direction words. Can you guess what “东西 (dōngxī)” means?
You asked, so I’m here to answer! An eChineseLearning student was recently puzzled about the differences among “有名 (yǒumíng),” “著名 (zhùmíng)” and 闻名 (wénmíng) in Chinese. She asked, “Why are there 3 words for the same thing?” I assured her that they really have different …
In daily conversation, you will hear common phrases that are meant to describe a situation or person but the meaning can easily get lost in the literal translation if you have never heard it before. So today I’ll introduce you to “耍嘴皮子 (shuǎzuǐpízi).” Essentially, it …
