Gūguā, gūguā, yìzhī xiǎo qīngwā, 咕呱， 咕呱，一只 小 青蛙， Ribbit, Ribbit, there is a little frog, Gūɡuā, ɡūɡuā, wǒ zuì xǐhuan tā. 咕呱， 咕呱，我 最 喜欢 它。 Ribbit, Ribbit, I love him most of all. Tā de gēshēng měi, tā de shēngyīn dà, 它 的 …
Think back to your school days and the classmates you went to school with, or are currently going to school with.
Each of us can probably think of at least one boy and girl who were extremely attractive and well-liked.
They may have also been …
If you have a passion for online shopping, you must know that feeling of intently and thoroughly browsing a site, glued to the computer screen, until you find that perfect item at the best price.
It can certainly be satisfying to finally get what you …
In this day and age, girls don’t always ask their friends to go window-shopping to point out what’s new this season or what’s on their wish list. Instead, it has become popular and convenient to share links to products they’ve recently bought or would like …
Correct Answer: D The annual Mid-Autumn Festival, which is the second most popular festival in China, is coming up soon! As those living and working away from their hometowns begin to miss their families, hoards of Chinese from every corner of the world head home …
Correct Answer: B In the Chinese language, different measure words are used along with different nouns. Today, we will help you learn three measure words for counting people which are “个(gè),” “位(wèi),” and “口(kǒu).” All of them are used in the same format: numeral + …
Correct Answer: D As you may know, today is “
” in Chinese. However, if you want to talk about a recent day in the past, like yesterday or the day before yesterday, how can you express that? Or how can you talk about …
The picture above shows two types of girls faced with a fierce dog. One of them is scared and hiding behind a boy while the other tames it, which demonstrates a typical image of a “女汉子 (nǚhànzi).” This has become a popular catchphrase in recent …
Correct Answer: B
“会(huì)” is used to indicate that someone is able to do something which is a learnable skill and not something he or she was born knowing how to do. For example, “会唱歌 (huì chàng’gē) can sing,” and “会弹钢琴 (huìtán gāngqín) know how …
With more and more Chinese people becoming internet users, Chinese social networks are growing ever more popular. Everyday, millions of Chinese netizens post their thoughts, their photos or even share tidbits of their daily personal lives on social media sites such as Weibo or Wechat. …
The referee of a soccer game is often the focus of play controversy, and the 2014 World Cup is no exception. The referee is the ultimate authority in every soccer match, and although there are linesmen to help him, in most cases, the referee will …
The 2014 World Cup is taking center stage as the whole world enthusiastically celebrates this international soccer event. In China, countless football fans stay up all night to watch live World Cup matches, and the hottest issue up for discussion on Chinese social networks and …
Correct Answer: C People compare a lot of things in their daily lives or while at work. For example, when you go shopping, you might compare two pairs of shoes to decide which one has better quality. Or you might compare two dresses to decide …
Correct Answer: B In Chinese, both “还(hái)” and “也(yě)” can be used as adverbs in the latter part of a compound sentence to indicate “also.” However, they do not have the exact same meaning, nor are they interchangeable. Today we are going to learn the …
Everyone’s life is made up of a variety of happenings and things. In Chinese, we call this matter or thing “事情(shìqing)” and its shorter form is “事(shì).” But in oral Chinese, we usually say “事儿(shìr)” instead of “事(shì).” Be sure to pay special attention to …
Correct Answer: C How do you express the completion of a certain action? In the Chinese language, you can use the following structure to show that something is finished: Subject+V+完(wán)+了(le). In this structure, “了(le)” itself is a quite flexible and subtle auxiliary word which is …
The fast pace of modern life, the heavy burden of urban people, and the endless goals of individuals….all these pressures that have been put upon modern people by the rapid development of cities have brought a lot of troubles for them as well. Insomnia, anxiety, …
We have published four issues of newsletter in April 2014. Have you read all of them? Let’s see how much you have learned from this month’s issues! Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Zhāng Míng: Jim, nǐ hé Anna shénme shíhou …
We have published four issues of newsletter in April 2014. Have you read all of them? Let’s see how much you have learned from this month’s issues! Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Betty: Lucy, nǐ zuìjìn hěn máng ma? Betty：Lucy，你 …
We have published four issues of newsletter in April 2014. Have you read all of them? Let’s see how much you have learned from this month’s issues! Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Zhāng Wěi: Linda, nǐ chūchāi xūyào jǐ tiān? …
