炒鱿鱼 (chăo yóu yú) Get fired
In China, when people are fired by their boss, they often like to say “我被炒鱿鱼了(wŏ bèi chăo yóu yú le) I am fired.” If foreigners hear this phrase for the first time, they may not understand.
Now take a …
In the previous issue, the story ended with “At that time, a wolf came…” Let’s see what happens next:
Láng láidào zhū lăodà de fángzi qián, yī kŏu qì jiù bă zhū lăodà de căofáng chuī dăo le. Zhū lăo dà zhĭnéng xiàng zhū …
1. Cóngqián, yŏu sān zhī xiăozhū líkāi māma, yào qù guò dúlì de shēnghuó. 从前， 有 三 只 小猪 离开 妈妈，要 去 过 独立 的 生活。 Long time ago, three pigs decided to …
Conversation: 租房子 (zū fáng zi)Rent a house
Beginner Level / 初级水平 (chū jí shuĭ píng)：
A: Qĭngwèn nín zhè tào gōngyù duōshăo qián yígè yuè? A: 请问 您 这 套 公寓 多少 钱 一个 月？ A: Excuse me, how much is the apartment a month?…
流行词语 (liúxíng cí yŭ)Popular words
忽悠(hū you) is an often-used word in northern area of China and it originates from the word 胡诱(hú yòu), which means recklessly misleading. It became popular from a witty skit “selling crutches” …
讲价 (jiăngjià) Bargaining
Gùkè: Qĭngwèn zhè tiáo kùzi duōshăo qián? 顾客：请问 这 条 裤子 多少 钱？ Customer: Excuse me, how much are these pants?
Shòuhuòyuán: Yībăi sānshí yuán. 售货员： 130 元。 Shop Assistant: 130.
Gùkè: Yŏu zhékòu ma? 顾客：有 折扣 …
我的神啊 (wŏ de shén a)
“我的神啊”(wŏ de shén a) first became popular from a hot Chinese TV series 武林外传(wŭ lín wài zhuàn “My Own Swordsman”)as a pet phrase of Tong Xiangyu, the owner of Tongfu tavern. Then it has been widely …
Qĭngwèn, qù Zhōngguāncūn ma? A: 请问， 去 中关村 吗？ Excuse me, does the bus go to Zhongguancun? Dào, Shànglái ba. Nĭmen cóng tĭyù dàxué xiàchē, ránhòu zài huàn chē. B: 到， 上来 吧，你们 从 体育 大学 下车，然后 再 换 车。 Yes. Please aboard! You can …
Imagine this: A beautiful and cool girl is standing opposite a young man. He puts on his new clothes, plays his guitar and sings his favorite songs to attract her attentions. Here is a song expressing a boy’s loneliness and complex feelings in this situation. …
端午节(duān wŭ jié)
A: Nĭ zhīdào liăngtiān hòu shì shénme rìzi ma? A: 你 知道 两天 后 是 什么 日子吗？ Do you know what the day after tomorrow is?
B: Wŭ yuè èr shí bā ya, zěnme le? B：五 月 二 …
It is one of the hottest TV series so far in 2009. In this series, you will see a lot of issues facing young people in China today. How does a 17-year-old girl struggle to assume her responsibility and finally successfully escape from her mother’s …
A year after the devastating May 12, 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, people across China and around the world are still deeply concerned about the fate of the quake-affected people. Memories from the disaster and the government’s effective response are still fresh. The following are excerpts from …
In the past few months, the H1N1 virus has made news headlines around the world. The virus was originally referred as 猪流感(zhūliúgǎn) “swine flu.” To help you learn these three Chinese characters, we’ll introduce 猪流感(zhūliúgǎn) word by word.
With the basic meaning of …
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English Chinese Pinyin Listen Ankle 踝 huái Listen NowListen Online:
金金：您好，欢迎来到聊聊中国，Talk about China, 我是金金。 Jency：我是Jency。 金金：今天我们要跟大家来分享一个有趣的话题，就是网络流行词 Jency：是的，就是网络上比较炫的词。 金金：那，最近呢我们发现了很多的这个网络的词啊，那在汉语的辞典里是没有的，但是呢很多朋友如果上网的话呢，就可以看到，比方说，他们现在看不懂不叫看不懂，叫“晕”。…
Mandarin, like most Chinese dialects, is a tonal language. This means that tones, just like consonants and vowels, are used to distinguish words from each other. Many foreigners have difficulties mastering the tones of each character, but correct tonal pronunciation is essential for intelligibility …
Standard Mandarin language – also known as standard Chinese, standard Mandarin language or standard spoken Chinese – is the official language of the People’s Republic of China. “The phonology of standard Mandarin language is based on the Beijing dialect, one of Mandarin’s most popular dialects, …
Láojià, wŏ xiăng bă mĕiyuán huàn chéng Rénmínbì. A: 劳驾，我 想 把 美元 换 成 人民币。 Excuse me, I’d like to exchange some US dollars for RMB. Qĭng nín xiān tián yī zhāng duìhuàn dān. B: 请 您 先 填 一 张 兑换 单。 Fill …
Qiáo! Shuí zuò zài Xiăo Mă yòubian ne? A: 瞧！ 谁 坐 在 小 马 右边 呢？ Look! Who’s sitting on the right of Xiao Ma? shì, LăoLĭ. Kănjiàn wŏ de jiāotōngtú le ma? B: 是，老李。看见 我 的 交通图 了 吗？ It’s …
