July 2011
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Summer is here! 夏天到了!夏天到了!xiàtiān dào le!
Summer is here, and we want you to go outside, spend some good time with your friends and families, take the well deserved break to just relax and have fun! On that note, Practice-Chinese is going to take a break after this blog post, we are going to head out and do exactly what we just advised you to do, see you after the summer! Simplified: ...
Jul 14th
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June 2011
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Family dialogue
生詞表 Vocabulary (Simplified, Traditional, PinYin, French, English) 随便 | 隨便(suíbiàn)你: come tu veux /  as you like 咱 = 我們 nous / us 嘴馋 | 嘴饞(zuǐchán)gourmand, être friend de  gastronomy 胖(pàng)gros / fat 这样 | 這樣(zhèyàng) comme ça / like this 再 (zài): encore / again 放松 | 放鬆(fàngsōng) reposer, relacher / to relax 注意(zhùyì): faire attention / pay attention 操心(cāoxīn): s’inquiéter; se...
Jun 24th
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好的开始是成功的一半 / 好的開始是成功的一半
A.生词表/ 生詞表 Vocabulary  Simplifed Chinese 谋生móushēng(名、动)earn one’s living; make a living: 靠do sth谋生 以do sth谋生 进步jìnbù(名、动、形)advance; progress; improve; step foreward: 取得进步; 进步的思想/人/社会/理论 追求zhuīqiú(名、动)chase; court; ensue;pursue; seek: 追求幸福/和平 跳槽tiào cáo(名、动)change one’s job;job-hopping: 他跳槽到了一家美国公司。 无可厚非wú kě hòu fēi no ground for blame: 他的行为无可厚非。 牢记láojì(动)keep firmly in mind;...
Jun 18th
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端午节快乐 / 端午節快樂 / Dragon boast festival
A) Introduction 端午节就快到了,今年的端午节是六月六日星期一。每年的这个时候,各式各样诱人的粽子广告每每让人不被吸引也难,今天我们就来聊聊美味的粽子话题吧! 端午節就快到了,今年的端午節是六月六日星期一。每年的這個時候,各色各樣誘人的粽子廣告每每讓人不被吸引也難,今天我們就來聊聊美味的粽子話題吧! Duānwǔjié jiù kāndào le, jīnnián de Duānwǔjié shì liù yuè liù rì xīngqīyī. měi nián de zhègè shíhòu, gèshìgèyàng yòurén de zòngzi guǎnggào měi měi ràng rén bú bèi xīyǐn yě nán. jīntiān wǒmen jiù lái liáo liáo měi wèi de zòngzi huàtí ba! ...
Jun 3rd
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May 2011
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Four Steps for Motivating Learners of Mandarin...
When teaching Mandarin in Beijing I found it always crucial to enhance my students’ motivation for learning Mandarin. Even though the adult students normally chose to learn Mandarin without pressures from other people they may still have the problem of lacking intrinsic motivation. Their motivation to learn Mandarin might be extrinsic motivation, rather than intrinsic motivation. For...
May 27th
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日期 / 日期 / the days of the week
A. 生词表 / 生詞表 Vocabulary  几 /  幾       jǐ                          what, how many 号 / 號        hào                     date      月 /月         yuè                     month, moon 日 /日         rì                         date/day 星期 /星期   xīng qī                 week 昨天 / 昨天  zuó tiān               yesterday 今天 /今天 jīn tiān                today 明天 / 明天  míng tiān            tomorrow 白天 / 白天  ...
May 21st
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聲調練習/声调练习/shēngdiào liànxí/Tone Exercise
[一聲]+[一聲]/[一声]+[一声]/[yī shēng]+[yī shēng]/1st tone with 1st tone 1. 今天/jīn tiān/today 2. 開心/开心/kāixīn/happy 3. 聽說/听说/tīng shuō/to hear of 4. 開車/开车/kāi chē/to drive 5. 書桌/书桌/shū zhuō/a reading desk 6. 交通/jiāotōng/traffic 7. 飛機/飞机/fēijī/airplane 8. 司機/司机/sījī/driver 9. 公司/gōngsī/company, corporation 10. 西瓜/xī guā/water melon [一聲]+[二聲]/[一声]+[二声]/[yī shēng]+[èr shēng]/1st tone with...
May 8th
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April 2011
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喝茶聊天 / 喝茶聊天 / Chatting while drinking a cup of tea
A. 生詞表 Vocabulary (traditional/simplified/pinyin/English) 聊天   liáo tiān - to chat 雞茶飯 / 鸡茶饭    jī chá fàn - chicken rice with tea flavor   龍井 / 龙井     longjing - It is a kind of green tea  習慣 / 习惯 xí guàn - a habit 珍珠   zhēn zhū -  a pearl 飲料 / 饮料  yǐn liào - a beverage 瘋迷 / 疯迷  fēng mí - crazy about something 嚼勁 / 嚼劲   jué jìn - chewy 粉糰 / 粉团 fěn tuán - dough 取經 / 取经 qǔ jīng - to learn...
Apr 29th
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日本地震和海啸 / 日本地震和海嘯 / Japan's earthquake and tsunami
A. 生词表 Vocabulary 规模 / 規模 (guīmó) : scale   / 大规模 : massive 引发 / 引發 (yǐnfā) : trigger 毁灭性 / 毀滅性 (huǐmièxìng) : devastating 海啸 / 海嘯  (hǎixiào) : tsunami 强烈 / 強烈  (qiángliè) : strong, powerful 损失 / 損失 (sǔnshī) : loss 失踪 / 失蹤 (shīzōng) : people are missing 甚至  (shènzhì) : even 恐怕  (kǒngpà) : I’m afraid that… 死亡 (sǐwáng) :...
Apr 24th
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商务对话-谈手机/商務對話-談手機/shāngwù duìhuà - tán shǒujī...
  A) 對話 Dialogue 一场手机技术相关的研讨会即将在十分钟后开始。 一場手機技術相關的研討會即將在十分鐘後開始。 yī chǎng shǒu jī jì shù xiāng guān de yán tǎo huì jí jiāng zài shífēn zhōng hòu kāishǐ.  A seminar related to mobile phone technology is getting started in 10 minutes.  - A-1) Simplified Chinese 王先生:先生,请问这里有人坐吗? 苏先生:没有,请坐。 王先生:您也在手机相关产业里工作吗? 苏先生:是的,我们公司开发手机应用软体。您呢? 王先生:我们公司是做手机的。 苏先生:是自有品牌还是代工呢? ...
Apr 15th
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一日之計在於晨,一年之計在於春
生詞表 Vocabulary 春天  chūntiān - spring 四季 sìjì - four seasons 白白靄雪 / 白白霭雪 báibái ǎi xuě - full of white snow 告別 gàobié - goodbye 迎接 yíngjiē - welcome 春暖花開 / 春暖花开 chūn nuǎn huākāi - spring bloom 生意盎然 shēngyì àngrán - full of life 時節 / 时节 shíjié - the season 清早 qīngzǎo - morning 小鳥兒 / 小鸟儿 xiǎo niǎoér - a little bird 唤醒 / 唤醒  huànxǐng - wake up 大地 dàdì - the earth 上班上學 / 上班上学shàngbān...
Apr 9th
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清明节 / 清明節 / ChingMing Festival
A) 生词表 Vocabulary  祭祀 (jìsì) - worship 扫墓 / 掃墓  (sǎomù) - to clean up a grave as to pay respects to a dead person; also called Tomb- sweeping Day.  携带 / 攜帶 (xiédài) - take along 供祭 (gōngjì) - for offering a sacrifice 焚化 (fénhuà) - Incinerate 培 (péi) - to cultivate 折 (zhé) - to fold 嫩 (nèn) -  soft, delicate, use for young plantation 叩头 / 叩頭 (kòutóu) - to bow as praying for someone 插...
Apr 2nd
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March 2011
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日本核事故致各国慎对核发展 / 日本核事故致各國慎對核發展 / Japan nuclear...
A. 生词表 Vocabulary 事故 (shìgù) : failure, accident 致 (zhì) : cause 慎 (shèn) : cautious 危机 / 危機 (wēijī) : crisis 设施 / 設施 (shèshī) : facilities 核电站 / 核電站 (hédiànzhàn) : nuclear power plant 辐射 / 輻射  (fúshè) : radiation 物质 / 物質  (wùzhí) : material 泄露  (xièlù) : leakage 紧急阶段 / 緊急階段 (jǐnjí jiēduàn) : critical phase 紧急会晤 / 緊急會晤 (jǐnjí...
Mar 26th
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到医院看朋友 / 到醫院看朋友 / Visit a friend at the hospital
生词表 | 生詞表 Vocabulary  车祸 | 車禍 chēhuò = Car accident 受伤 | 受傷 shòushāng = injured 伤势 | 傷勢 shāng shì = The condition of an injury 严不严重 | 嚴不嚴重 yán bù yánzhòng = Is it serious? 探望 | 探望 tàn wàng = To visit 轻伤 | 輕傷 qīng shāng = minor injury 打点滴 | 打點滴 dǎ diǎn dī = put on a drip 开刀 | 開刀 kāidāo = to operate (surgically) on 手术房 | 手術房 shǒushù fáng = operating room 病人 | 病人 bìngrén = patient 医生 | 醫生...
Mar 13th
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中文常用连词总结 / 中文常用連詞總結 / The Conjunction
********************************** 一、并列关系 | 並列關系 Parallel relationship ********************************** 1、 既……,也(又)……: 她既努力学习,又积极锻炼身体。 她既努力學習,有積極鍛煉身體。 tā jì nǔlì xuéxí, yòu jījí duànliàn shēntǐ 2、 又……,又……: 她又聪明,又努力。 她又聰明,又努力。 tā yòu cōngmíng yòu nǔlì 3、 也……,也……: 儿子也睡了,妻子也睡了,只有他在看电视。 兒子也睡了,妻子也睡了,只要他在看電視。 érzi yě shuì le, qīzi yě shuì le, zhǐyǒu tā zài kàn diànshì 4、...
Mar 5th
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February 2011
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5 essential sentences in Chinese
A. 由於… 因此(因而)… (由于… 因此…) Pinyin: yóu yú… yīn cǐ … English: due to… therefore… - 也可以用 因為…所以…. 由於(因為)都表示原因和理由, 但是”因為”比”由於”常用. “由於”可以和”因此”,”因而”搭配使用,但是”因為”不可以. “因為”必須與”所以”搭配使用. . .  由於時間關係, 因此今天就講到這兒. 因為感冒,所以沒去上課. - 語境示例 1. 由於雙方各不相讓(Each refuses to give in to the other.), 因此談判沒有取得任何結果 2....
Feb 25th
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大家一起来包水饺 /大家一起來包水餃/dàjiā yīqǐ lái bāo shuǐ jiǎo/...
1) About dumplings - Simplified Chinese -  水饺的形状像中国古时候用的元宝,具有「 财富 」的特殊意义;很多华人过年围炉ㄧ定要吃水饺,除了象徵团圆,最重要的是为求来年发大财 。今天我们就来学学如何自己包水饺吧!  - Traditional Chinese - 水餃的形狀像中國古時候用的元寶,具有「財富」的特殊意義;很多華人過年圍爐ㄧ定要吃水餃,除了象徵團圓,最重要的是為求來年發大財。今天我們就來學學如何自己包水餃吧! - PinYin -  shuǐ jiǎo de xíngzhuàng xiàng Zhōngguó gǔ shíhòu yòng de yuán bǎo,jùyǒu 「cáifù」 de tèshū yìyì。hěnduō huárén guònián wéi lú yīdìng yào chī shuǐ...
Feb 19th
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ayatollah asked: Nice blog. ^_^
Feb 17th
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元宵节,猜灯谜,拿奖品 / 元宵節,猜燈謎,拿獎品
A. 生詞表 Vocabulary - 【元宵节 / 元宵節 Yuánxiāojié】 Lantern festival, the final event of the Chinese New Year 【汤圆 / 湯圓 tāngyuán】 boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern festival 【花灯 / 花燈 huādēng】 colored lantern (used at Lantern festival) 【猜灯谜 / 猜燈謎 cāi dēngmí 】 to guess riddles written on lanterns 【大显身手 / 大顯身手 dàxiǎnshēnshǒu】 (idiom) fully displaying one’s capabilities ...
Feb 12th
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春节 / 春節 / chūnjié / Spring Festival
春节 / 春節 / chūnjié / Spring Festival - 生词 / 生詞 / Vocabulary - 节庆 / 節慶 (jié qìng) : celebration 习俗 / 習俗 (xísú) : custom 庙 / 廟 (miào) : temple 祈福 / 祈福 (qífú) : to pray 禁忌 /禁忌 (jìnjì) : taboo 秽言 / 諱言 (huì yán) : foul language 农业 / 農業 (nóngyè) : agriculture 荤 /葷 (hūn) : meat 素 / 素 (sù) : vegetarian 怜惜 / 憐惜 (lián xī) : to pity 仁爱 / 仁愛...
Feb 2nd
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中国新年的吉祥话 / 中國新年的吉祥話 / What good wishes to say for...
A. 生詞表 Vocabulary 1)吉祥 / 吉祥 / jíxiáng: lucky; propitious      2)大发利市 / 大發利市 / dà fā lì shì: to develop business greatly, to have a very profitable business 3)扭转 / 扭轉 / niǔ​zhuǎn​: to reverse 4)乾坤 / 乾坤 / qián​kūn​: heaven and earth 5)扭转乾坤 / 扭轉乾坤 / niǔzhuǎn qiánkūn: to reverse from bad to good, to turn things around - B. 閱讀文章 Reading Exercise - 今天就让我们来学学新年的吉祥话,为亲朋好友在新的一年带来好运。 ...
Feb 1st
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January 2011
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中国颜色 / 中國顏色 / Meanings of colors in China
A. 生词表 / 生詞表 / shēngcí biǎo / Vocabulary  悠久/悠久yōujiǔ(形)long, long-standing, age-old 皇权/皇權huáng quán(名)the power of king 皇族/皇族huáng zú(名)people of imperial lineage, imperial family 轿子/轎子jiàozi(名)litter 蓄意/蓄意xùyì(名)premeditated, deliberate 谋反/謀反móufǎn(动/動、名)rebel, rebellion 杀头/殺頭shātóu(动/動、名)decapitate, decollate, decollation  热情/熱情rèqíng(形、名)warm, fervent, enthusiastic, warmhearted ...
Jan 28th
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konradprojects asked: I like your idea for improving speaking skills by first improving listening skills with Chinese radio/TV/podcasts. Listening comprehension is a major weakness of mine. Can you recommend any good Chinese-language podcasts?
Jan 21st
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Don't Read This If You Speak Perfect Chinese
For everyone else who doesn’t speak perfect Chinese, read on… Having trouble being understood? It’s happened to everybody learning Chinese. You need to say something to someone in Chinese, but they look at you like you’re speaking French! Everybody makes mistakes when speaking Chinese. With its strange sounds and tones, Chinese isn’t the easiest language to learn...
Jan 21st
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电话联系 / 電話聯系 (diànhuà liánxì): making a call
A. 生词表 / 生詞表 Vocabulary  合理 / 合理 (hélǐ)— reasonable 经理 / 經理(jīnglǐ)— Manager 价格 / 價格(jiàgé)— price 竞争 / 競爭( jìngzhēng )— competitive 传真 / 傳真(chuánzhēn)— to fax 兴趣 / 興趣(xìngqù)— interest 联系 / 聯繫 (liánxì)— to contact B. 例句 / 例句 Sample Sentences 例句1 / Sentence 1 你 对   什么       产品     感   兴趣   呢? 你 對   什麼       產品     感   興趣    呢? nǐ duì shénme...
Jan 14th
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How Teaching Chinese Helps You Learn
“We Learn … 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we see and hear 70% of what we discuss 80% of what we experience 95% of what we teach others.” -William glasser One of the main themes of James Zull’s The Art Of Changing The Brain is greater interaction with subject material leads to better learning of it. Naturally, Chinese learners benefit most from...
Jan 6th
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谈谈iPad / 談談iPad / Discuss about the iPad
哎, 听说你买了台iPad? 哎, 聽說你買了台iPad? āi , tīngshuō nǐ mǎi le tái ipad Hey, I heard that you bought an iPad ? - iPad是个什么东东? iPad是個什麼東東? iPad shì gè shénme dōng dōng What’s iPad ? - iPad 就是苹果公司出的一款平板电脑,它 结合了手机和笔记本电脑的设计, 更轻巧更便捷。 iPad 就是蘋果公司出的一款平板電腦,它 結合了手機和筆記本電腦的設計, 更輕巧更便捷。 iPad jiùshì píngguǒ gōngsī chū de yī kuǎn píng bǎn diànnǎo, tā jiéhé le shǒujī hé bǐjìběndiànnǎo de shèjì, gèng...
Jan 1st
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December 2010
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圣诞快乐 / 聖誕快樂 / shèng dàn kuài lè: Merry Christmas!
圣诞生词表 / 聖誕生詞表 Christmas Vocabulary  圣诞快乐 / 聖誕快樂 shèng dàn kuài lè = Merry Christmas! 圣诞节 / 聖誕節 shèng dàn jié = Christmas 圣诞夜 / 聖誕夜 shèng dàn yè = Christmas Eve 圣诞红 / 聖誕紅 shèng dàn hóng = Poinsettia (The Christmas Flower) 圣诞大餐 / 聖誕大餐 shèng dàn dà cān = Christmas Feast 圣诞老公公 / 聖誕老公公 shèng dàn lǎo gōng gōng = Father Christmas (Santa Claus) 圣诞礼物 / 聖誕禮物 shèng dàn lǐwù = Christmas Present 圣诞树 /...
Dec 19th
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Amazon Kindle
生词表 / 生詞表 Vocabulary 1. 电子书阅读器 / 電子書閱讀器 diànzǐ shū yuèdú qì (E book) 2. 数位化 / 數位化 shù wèi huà (digitalize) 3. 体积 / 體積 tǐjī (volume; size) 4. 操作界面 / 操作介面 cāozuò jiè miàn (operation interface) 5. 按钮 / 按鈕 ànniǔ (button) 6. 翻页 / 翻頁 fān yè (turn pages) 7. 移动游标 / 移動游標 yídòng yóu biāo (move cursor) 8. 放大字体 / 放大字體 fàngdà zìtǐ (enlarge font) 9. 无背光面板 / 無背光面板 wú bèiguāng miàn bǎn (no backlight...
Dec 18th
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Song: 茉莉花/茉莉花/mò lì huā
Editor’s note: Mo Li Hua (茉莉花; pinyin: Mòlìhuā), which means ‘Jasmine Flowers’, is a popular Chinese folk song. It was created during the Qianlong Emperor period of the Qing Dynasty. There are several versions of the song, each with slightly different lyrics and a slightly different melody, but all are about praising the beauty of the jasmine flower. (more information...
Dec 11th
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小阅读1-关于软件购买 / 小閱讀1-關於軟件購買 (xiǎo yuèdú 1 - guānyú...
A. 生词表 | 生詞表 Vocabulary A-1) 享受 | 享受(xiǎngshòu)= enjoy A-2)由其自身 | 由其自身(yóu qí zì shēn)= by itself, herself, himself, themselves.  Composed by 3 parts: 由 | 由yóu = by 其 | 其qí = it , her , him , them 自身 | 自身zì shēn = own A-3)捆绑销售(kǔnbǎng xiāoshòu)- bundle sell, attached to sth. to sell  Composed by 2 parts: 捆绑 | 捆綁 kǔnbǎng = tie up, truss up; bundle 销售 | 銷售 xiāoshòu = to sell - B. 例句...
Dec 3rd
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November 2010
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阅读文章 / 垃圾車定律 (lèsèchē dìnglǚ) The Law of the...
A. 生词表 Vocabulary  计程车/計程車 jì chéng chē: taxi 定律/定律 dìng lǚ: law 打算/打算 dă suàn: plan 机场/機場 jī chăng: airport 正当/正當 zhèng dāng: right at the moment  正确/正確 zhèng què: correct  车道/車道 chē dào: driveway 突然间/突然間 tú rán jiān: all of a sudden 一辆/一輛 yí liàng: quantifier for land vehicles 轿车/轎車 jiào chē: sedan 停车位/停車位 tíng chē wèi: parking space 挡在前面/擋在前面 dāng zài qián miàn: block in the front ...
Nov 25th
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商务口语练习 / 商務口語練習 / Business sentences practice
1. 特地/特地/tèdì: specially; 逗留/逗留/dòuliú: stay for a short time 我特地为你们安排使你们在北京的逗留愉快。 我特地為你們安排使你們在北京的逗留愉快。 wǒ tèdì wèi nǐmen ānpái shǐ nǐmen zài Běijing de dòuliú yúkuài I have made the arrangement specially so that your short stay in Beijing is enjoyable. 2. 特殊照顾/特殊照顧/tèshū zhàogù: special consideration  我 相信 这 是 对 我们的 特殊 照顾 了. 我 相信 這 是 對 我們的 特殊 照顧 了. wǒ xiāngxìn zhè shì duì wǒmende tèshū...
Nov 20th
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HSK常考介词的分类 / HSK常考介詞的分類 / Preposition Categories
Part 1:Simplified Chinese - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HSK常考介词的分类 表示时间方所:从 ,自 ,自从 ,于 ,打 ,到, 往 ,在, 当 ,朝 向, 顺着 ,沿着, 随着 表示方式:按, 照, 按照, 依 ,依照, 本着, 经过, 通过, 根据 ,以 ,凭 表示目的:为, 为了, 为着 表示原因:因, 由于, 因为 表示对象、范围:对, 对于, 把, 向, 跟, 与, 同 ,给, 关于 表示排除: 除, 除了, 除去, 除非 表示被动: 被, 叫 ,让, 给 表示比较: 比, 和, 同 副词 「常限制、修饰动词、形容词,表示程度、范围、时间等意义。」 碰到一个词,不能确定是否是副词的时候,我们可以把这个词放在动词前造句或组词, 比如: ...
Nov 12th
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Study Tips for Learning Chinese
Study Tips for Learning Chinese Even if you have a great teacher, much of your learning potential depends on you and your dedication to learning Chinese efficiently and successfully. There’s only so much that can be taught in the classroom during relatively short time periods. This means that it’s up to you to keep your study habits consistent and effective outside of the classroom, which will...
Nov 5th
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October 2010
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Comparing in Chinese:...
A) 比较级的句子/比較級的句子/bǐjiào jí de jùzǐ - 我比你高 我比你高 wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo I am taller than you. - 你的房子比我的大  你的房子比我的大 nǐde fángzi bǐ wǒde dà Your house is bigger than mine. - 这间公司比那间公司有名 這間公司比那間公司有名 zhè jiān gōngsī bǐ nà jiān gōngsī yǒumíng  This company is more famous than that company. - 我们产品的价钱比别人的要低 我們產品的價錢比別人的要低  wǒmen chǎnpǐn dejiàqian bǐ biérén de yào dī The price of our products is...
Oct 30th
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商业活动邀请/商業活動邀請/shāngyè huódòng yāoqǐng (business...
A. 生词表/生詞表/shēngcí biǎo Vocabulary 请柬/請柬 (qǐngjiǎn) or 邀请函/邀請函 (yāoqǐng hán): invitation card/letter 召开/召開 (zhàokāi): to convene 营销方案/營銷方案 (yíng xiāo fāngàn): Marketing Program 出席/出席 (chūxí): to attend 销售部/銷售部 (xiāoshòu bù): Sales Department 市场部/市場部 (shìchǎng bù): Marketing Department B. 例句/例句/lìjù Sample Sentences 我们想 邀请 您参加我们的一个活动。 我們想 邀請 您參加我們的一個活動。 wǒmen xiǎng yāoqǐng nín cānjiā...
Oct 22nd
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饮食文化/飲食文化/yǐnshíwénhuà The culture of Food &...
A. 生词表/生詞表/shēngcíbiǎo Vocabulary 酸/酸 suān: sour  醋/醋 cù: vinegar  甜/甜 tián: sweet 糖/糖 táng: sugar 苦/苦 kǔ: bitter 苦瓜/苦瓜 kǔguā: balsam pear 辣/辣 là: hot 辣椒/辣椒 làjiāo: capsicum 咸/鹹 xián: salty  盐/鹽 yán: salt 煎/煎 jiān: fry with a little oil 煎牛排/煎牛排 jiān niúpái: fried steak 炒/炒 chǎo: stir-fry  炒饭/炒飯 chǎo fàn: fried rice 炸/炸 zhá: fry 炸薯条/炸薯條 zhá shǔ tiáo: French fries 烤/烤 kǎo: bake...
Oct 17th
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中国的中学教室/中國的中學教室(Zhōngguó de zhōngxué jiàoshì)
A. 生词表/生詞表/shēngcí biǎo Vocabulary 讲桌/講桌 (名) jiǎng zhuō: the desk for teacher before the blackboard  讲台/講台 (名) jiǎngtái: the platform for teacher  拥挤/擁擠(形) yōngjǐ: crowded 贴/貼 (动) tiē: to attach 挂/掛 (动) guà: to hang 名言/名言 (名) míngyán: well-known saying ; wisdom  谚语/諺語 (名)yànyǔ: proverb; saying 墙报/牆報 (名)qiáng bào: wall newspaper 名言警句/名言警句 (名)míng yán jǐngjù: aphorism 爱护/愛護 (动/動) àihù:...
Oct 8th
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Introduce your family in Chinese
A. 生词表/生詞表 Vocabulary 【爸爸/妈妈】【爸爸/媽媽】bàba/ māma - father/mother 【爷爷/奶奶】【爺爺/奶奶】yéye/ nǎinai - grandfather/grandmother(father side) 【姥姥/姥爷】lǎolǎo/ lǎo yé 【外婆/外公】wàipó wàigōng - grandpa/grandma(mother side)  【哥哥/嫂子】【哥哥/嫂子】gēgē /sǎo zǐ - older brother/older brother’s wife  【姐姐/姐夫】【姐姐/姐夫】jiějiě/ jiěfū - older sister/oldersister’s husband 【弟弟/弟妹】【弟弟/弟妹】dìdì/ dì mèi - younger...
Oct 1st
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September 2010
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How to succeed in Chinese by sparing your teacher...
When I was living in Beijing, I used to take private lessons with a teacher. Thanks to her help, I quickly got by in Chinese, but after a while, my teacher alone was not enough to progress, because I was not getting the best out of classes. In this article I’ll explain how you can use immersion and homework to improve the efficiency of your lessons. A lesson with a qualified teacher is the...
Sep 23rd
Origin and Evolution of the Mid-Autumn Festival
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节/中秋節/zhōngqiūjié) The origin (起源/起源/qǐyuán) This festival I think it originated from several thousands years ago. And there are many mythologies related to it. Just like other nations’ story about their very early history. Ancient Chinese people also believed there are some divinities or Gods who built the rules and ran the whole world. Like god of sea Poseidon, god...
Sep 17th
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Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节/中秋節 (zhōngqiūjié)
The Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节/中秋節 (zhōngqiūjié) is a traditional chinese festival. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox (usually occurring sometime between the second week of September and the second week of October). This festival is also can be called “月夕” (yuè xī) because the moon looks biger and brighter than usual, so when...
Sep 11th
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你今天读了什么? 你今天讀了什麼? What did you read today?
Simplified 你今天读了什么? 在享受悠闲时光之后可别也让学习的动力消失了。 学习是一条很长的路,我们必须随时保持学习的热情,否则一定会花更多力气回到当初学习的感觉。 如果你每天学一点东西,那将会是你成就的最大礼物。 语言的学习就像是储水槽一样。若你每天列出学习目标列表,一点一滴的学习,如果你都能做到,那你也就成功了。 你今天读了什么?阅读也是一种学习的方式,能增广你的见闻。当我们有了知识见闻,但仍需好工具获得更广的知识,而语言就是这个好工具。 我们学习如何使用它以增加自己的技能,更能进而成就我们的目标。 在你的暑假过后,别忘了与我们分享你的夏天是如何过的?这个夏天你去了哪里?或是一些其他的话题,让我们看看你的中文进步了多少! Traditional 你今天讀了什麼? 在享受悠閒時光之後可別也讓學習的動力消失了。...
Sep 4th
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August 2010
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Progressing from intermediate to advanced Chinese
If you’re learning Chinese then you’ll be all too familiar with the peaks and dips that come with the process.  One day you’re on top of the world speaking fluently and reading Chinese as if you were born in Beijing and other days you fumble every word and can’t seem to read a sentence even if your life depended on it.  Students who aren’t serious about learning...
Aug 26th
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“两”与“二”的用法区别 / “兩”與“二”的區別用法(difference between...
A) 生词表 /生詞表/shēngcí biǎo Vocabulary 两/兩(liǎng) 两小时/兩小時(liǎng xiǎoshí)- two hours 二两/二兩(èr liǎng)- a unit of weights and measures,1 LIANG = 50g,2 LIANG =100g 两下子/兩下子(liǎng xià zǐ)- slang, means a man who has ability or knowledge to do something 三三两两/三三兩兩(sānsānliǎngliǎng)- in twos and threes 二/二(èr) 第二个/第二個(dì èr gè)- the second… 十二/十二(shíèr)- twelve 一心二用/一心二用(yī xīn èr yòng)- do...
Aug 20th
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Adding our teachers' voice?
Dear friends, We hope you are enjoying the articles posted here, from many great Chinese teachers and some students of the Chinese language. We are trying a new service from Slideshare.net, which allows you to hear the teacher’s voice too. Please have a look at ShuTing’s post on food and measure words and let us know if you would like to see this done for more blog posts? ...
Aug 16th
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“才”和“就”的使用("cái" hé "jiù" de shǐyòng)
A. Grammar Points 文法解析/文法解析 (wénfǎ jiě xī) “才”和“就”的含义区别 “才”和“就”的含義區別 cái hé jiù de hányì qūbié The differences of”才”and “就”. First meaning of “才” “才”的第一个含义 “才”的第一個含義 cái de dìyī gè hányì The first meaning of “才” 是/是/shì/is 刚刚, 前不久 剛剛, 前不久 gānggāng,qián bùjiǔ just recently, just a moment ago Example 他才来。 他才來。 tā cái lái He has just arrived. First meaning...
Aug 15th
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介绍自我 / 介紹自我 (jièshào zìwǒ) Introducing myself
生词表/生詞表 Vocabulary 父亲 /父親 (fùqīn):      father 母亲 / 母親 (mǔqīn):    mother 哥哥 / 哥哥 (gēgē):     older brother 弟弟 / 弟弟 (dìdì):       younger brother 姐姐 / 姐姐 (jiějiě):     older sister 妹妹 / 妹妹 (mèimei):  younger sister 妻子 / 妻子 (qīzi):       wife 孩子 / 孩子 (háizi):     child 女儿 / 女兒 (nǚer):      daughter 儿子 / 兒子 (érzi):       son 未婚 / 未婚 (wèihūn):  not married yet 幸福 / 幸福 (xìngfú):   blessed ...
Aug 7th
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July 2010
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Fun or Easy Way of Learning Chinese
There are so many Chinese books on the market emphasizing an easy way of learning either through songs, stories, pictures, games, and more to attract learners to learn what most people believe to be a difficult language. These methods seem to focus more on the way of how students learn than on the material itself. They should be described as the “fun way of learning” rather than the “easy way of...
Jul 31st