Zhōngguó chuántǒng xìqǔ lìshǐ yōujiǔ, yuányuǎnliúcháng, 中国传统戏曲历史悠久，源远流长， tā shì zhōnghuá mínzú wénhuà yìshù pǐnzhǒng zhī yī. 它是中华民族文化艺术品种之一。 Chinese traditional operas, of a long history and well established, are one of the cultural and artistic forms of the Chinese nation.
Zhèxiē gǔlǎo de jùzhǒng, zhìjīn huóyuè …
In a recent lesson, I shared with you some of my classroom tips for practicing your Mandarin Chinese pronunciation. In today’s lesson, I will do the same, but with another essential aspect of the Chinese language, the enriching act of writing Chinese characters. Usually, …
Each year we are seeing Chinese become more and more popular, all around the world, but especially in Asian countries. As 2017 is done, Asian countries have chosen a Chinese “Character of the Year” that best sums up their dominant life and cultural stories of …
Answers: B a. 北 (běi)；b. 路 (lù)
往 (wǎng) + position nouns (东 dōng, 西 xī, 南 nán, 北 běi) + 走 (zǒu). 往 (wǎng): toward; in the direction of.
走 (zǒu): to walk; to go.
Tā wǎng dōng zǒu qù. 他 …
Basic Chinese Character Strokes:
1. 横 hénɡ The Horizontal Stroke
2. 竖 shù The Vertical Stroke
撇 piě The Left Descending Stroke
捺 nà The Right Descending Stroke
3. 撇 piě The Left Descending Stroke
4. 捺 nà The Right Descending Stroke
5. 点 diǎn …
1. 丽丽是一个很票亮的女孩。 2. 在一次白助餐晚会上，我吃了好多美味的实物。 3. 杰克母次学习都想偷懒。
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票 (piào): ticket.
漂 (piào): fail; end in failure.
漂亮 (piàoliang): smart; beautiful.
“票 (piào)” and “漂 (piào)” are homophones having the same spelling but different meanings and origins. Lìli shì yí gè hěn piàoliang de nǚhái. 丽丽是 一 个 很 漂亮 …
Answers: 1.竞 (Jìng): compete; contest; strong; powerful.
2.阔 (Kuò)：wide, rich, broad.
3.染 (Rǎn): acquire (a bad habit, etc.); soil; contaminate.
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Pinyin— Hàn: A. 又 B. 氵
汉 (Hàn): Chinese, name of a dynasty, Han.
Stroke …
Chinese is distinctive for its characters. When people think of China, they think of thousands upon thousands of symbols, normally amazed that people can memorize so many different icons for their language. For some it’s the characters that make them want to learn Chinese, and …
In case you’ve just started learning Chinese, “traditional Chinese” refers to the characters used before simplification reforms enacted during the second half of the 20th century in Mainland China. This means that traditional characters are still being used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and in many …
Correct Answer: B
The character 贫(pín) and 穷(qióng) both mean poor.
The character 困(kùn) means sleepy and 难(nan) means difficult.
The character 简(jiăn) …
What does the character “鱼(yú)” mean? A. Cat B. Horse C. Fish D. Dog
Intermediate Level中级 zhōngjí What does the character “饿(è)” mean? A. In pain B. Thirsty C. Happy D. Hungry
A. “in pain” means 痛苦(tòngkŭ)
B. “thirsty” means 口渴(kǒukě)
C. “happy” means 高兴(gāoxìng)
D. “hungry” means 饥饿(jī’è)
Correct Answer: C
A. “you” means 你(nĭ)
B. “they” means 他们(tāmen)
C. “I” means 我(wǒ)
D. “myself” means 我自己(wǒ zìjĭ)
Beginner Level初级(chūjí) What does the character “我(wŏ)” mean? A. you B. they C. I D. Myself
Every Chinese character is made up of a number of strokes, or single movements of the pen or writing brush. The order and direction in which the strokes are made are very important in producing uniform characters, and learning the basic rules of stroke order …
