Take a look at this video about a Rich Beggar where you can learn some useful
daily Chinese
expressions:
Scene No. 1: At Home
Nǚ’ér: Gànma a? Bàba, tā dǎ wǒ. 女儿：干嘛 啊？爸爸，他 打我。 Daughter: What are you doing? Dad, he hit me.
Érzi: Wǒ …
How to call husband:
1. “老公 (lăogōng)” refers to the man with whom a woman will live a long time together (i.e., get old together).
In this term, “老 (lăo)” means “old” (Find out why “老” can also stand for wisdom and prestige here.) and …
你是哪种风格？ (Nǐ shì nǎzhǒng fēnggé?) Which is Your Style? (Intermediate) Key Learning Points (Preview):
帅哥 (shuàigē): n handsome man or cute boy (Who Is the Most Popular “帅哥 (shuàigē)” in China?)
美女 (měinǚ): n beautiful girl
假小子 (jiǎxiǎozi): n tomboy
For teenagers in China, there …
寄一封慢信给未来 (Jì yìfēng màn xìn gěi wèilái) Deliver A “Slow Letter” to the Future (Beginner)
Key Learning Points (Preview):
熊猫 (xióngmāo): n panda
鼓励 (gǔlì): v to encourage
感激 (gǎnjī): n gratitude
Recently a “特别的 (tèbiéde) special” company, whose primary service is delivering “slow” letters …
(cèsuǒ) Toilet (Beginner)
The character “厕 (cè)” means toilet and “所 (suǒ)” means place.
Example:
A: Dǎrǎo yí xià, qǐngwèn fùjìn nǎlǐ yǒu cèsuǒ? A: 打扰 一 下，请问 附近 哪里 有 厕所？
A: Excuse me, could you tell me if there is a toilet …
A: Thanks to our Chinese teacher we have aced our
. B: Yes, our teacher is the best one. Now I’ve even started to miss him. Have you learned the
for “miss” in this dialogue? A. 想法 …
The Chinese Pinyin for “开学” is C (Kāixué)
Analysis:
A.“Kāixīn” is the Chinese Pinyin for “开心 to feel happy.”
“开 (kāi)” means open and “心 (xīn)” means heart.
B.“Kāikuò” is the Chinese Pinyin for “开阔 open or wide.”
“开 (kāi)” means …
Correct Answer: B
Analysis:
A. “讨厌 (tǎoyàn)” is the word for “Hate.”
“讨 (tǎo)” means asking for something and “厌 (yàn)” means loathing.
B. “喜欢 (xǐhuan)” is the word for “Like.”
“喜 (xǐ)” means liking and “欢 (huān)” refers to happiness.…
Correct answer: D Analysis: A. “Nǎinai” is the Chinese Pinyin for “奶奶 grandmother.” B. “Bàba” is the Chinese Pinyin for “爸爸 father.” C. “Yéye” is the Chinese Pinyin for “爷爷 grandfather.” D. “Māma” is the Chinese Pinyin for “妈妈 mother.”
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In this lesson, eChineseLearning’s professional Chinese teacher will teach you shopping related Chinese words, expressions and grammar. Specifically, you will learn numbers, measure words, pronouns, verbs, and dialogues, etc.
Key Learning Points:
A:Nǐ yào (măi) shénme? 你要（买）什么？ What do you want to buy
B:Wŏ yào …
How to say “Merry Christmas” in Chinese? Learn the correct saying and the most useful Christmas expressions in this video lesson! Taught by professional Chinese teachers from eChineseLearning, the dialogue teaches you useful expressions in gift exchange among family members and friends, home decoration, Christmas …
Listen to this song:
Key Learning Points (Preview):
等待 (děnɡdài): v. to wait
老师 (lǎoshī) n. teacher
Chítáng biān de róngshù shàng, zhīliao zài shēngshēng jiàozhe xiàtiān. 池塘 边 的 榕树 上， 知了 在 声声 叫着 夏天。 The cicadas in BANYAN TREES …
感恩节 (gǎn’ēnjié) is the Chinese phrase for Thanksgiving. Although traditionally people in China don’t celebrate Thanksgiving Day, now many young people do. They want to express thankfulness to all people who have helped them. The common Chinese saying “滴水之恩, 当涌泉相报 (Dī shuǐ …
One way that could be helpful to learn the mandarin Chinese is to imitate. Experts say that 3 to 12 years old are the golden ages for children to learn mandarin Chinese, because kids in that age range have strong capability for imitation. Once …
