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How to Ask Questions in Chinese

08/01/2014 / #AskQuestionsinChinese, #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseGrammar

Mike: ________ Who’s that? Liú Wěi: Nàshì xīn lái de tóngshì, Lǐ Míng. 刘伟：那是新来的同事，李明。 Liu Wei: He is Li Ming, our new colleague. Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. A. 谁是那？(Shéi shì nà?)…

Nursery Rhyme–祝你新年好！(Zhù nǐ xīnnián hǎo!) Happy New Year To You!

31/12/2013 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseLearningTipsforKids, #HappyNewYearToYou

Zhù nǐ xīnnián hǎo ya! 祝你新年好呀！

Happy New Year to you! Zhù nǐ xīnnián hǎo! 祝你新年好！

Happy New Year to you! Zhù nǐ zài xīn de yì nián lǐ wànshìrúyì bùbù gāo! 祝你在新的一 …

Answers to the Exercises on How to Talk about New Year’s Resolutions in Chinese

31/12/2013 / #AnswersToExercisesTalkAboutNewYearsResolutionsChinese, #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary

Answers

1. C

2. C

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Answers to the Exercises on a Chinese Nursery Rhyme–Zhù nǐ xīnnián hǎo (Happy New Year to You!

31/12/2013 / #AnswerstoExercise, #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary

Answers:

1. A

2. B

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Answer to the Exercise on the New Year’s Greetings in Chinese

31/12/2013 / #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary, #NewYearSGreetingsInChinese

Answer: C As a greeting on New Year’s Day, Chinese people usually say, “‘新年好！(Xīnnián hǎo!),’ or ‘新年快乐！(Xīnnián kuàilè!)’ Happy New Year.”

Example1

Zhānɡ Wěi: Xīnnián hǎo, Lǐ Hóng. 张伟: 新年好，李红。

Zhang Wei: Happy New Year, Li Hong. Lǐ Hóng: Xīnnián hǎo, …

How to Offer New Year’s Greetings in Chinese

31/12/2013 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseTraditionsAndCustoms, #NewYearSGreetingsInChinese

Which of the following is NOT a New Year’s greeting? A. 新年好！(Xīnnián hǎo!)

B. 新年快乐！(Xīnnián kuàilè!)

C. 新年开心！(Xīnnián kāixīn!)

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“新年计划 (Xīnnián jìhuà)” – New Year’s Resolutions in Mandarin!

31/12/2013 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseVocabulary, #NewYearSResolutionsInMandarin

As 2013 draws to a close, the New Year 2014 is approaching. During this time, people will not only look back to the past, but will, more importantly, look forward to the upcoming year. It’s a time to reflect on the changes we want or …

Learn Mandarin with Sheldon

25/12/2013 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseSentences, #LearnMandarinWithSheldon

In one episode of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon was learning Mandarin with the help of his friend and made a fool of himself in the process. Now let’s pick up two practical learning points from this video about how to introduce oneself and the …

Heart “软(ruǎn)” vs. Hand “软(ruǎn)” vs. Mouth “软(ruǎn)”

25/12/2013 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseVocabulary, #HeartRuaNvsHandRuAn

On different occasions, the word “软(ruǎn)” has different meanings. In general, the original meaning of “软(ruǎn)” is soft or flexible, and is the opposite of “硬(yìng) hard.” Example Zhè kuài bù hěn ruǎn. 这块布很软。

The cloth is so soft. But when …

Answers to the Exercises on the Extended Meaning of “软(ruǎn)”

25/12/2013 / #AnswersExercisesExtendedMeaningRuAn, #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary

Answers

1. B

2. B

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Answers to the Exercises on Learning Chinese with Fun Chinese Learning Material

25/12/2013 / #AnswersToExercisesFunChineseLearningMaterial, #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary

Answers:

1. C

2. B

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Greetings: “你好！(Nǐ hǎo!)” or “你好吗？(Nǐ hǎo ma)?”

25/12/2013 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseSentences, #GreetingsNihAOnIhaOma

Please choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Annie: ___ Zhāng Lì: Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxie! 张丽: 我很好，谢谢！ Zhang Li: I’m fine, thank you!

A. 你好！(Nǐ hǎo!)

B. 你好吗？(Nǐ hǎo ma?)

C. 您好！(Nín hǎo!)

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Answer Key – Greetings: “你好！(Nǐ hǎo!)” or “你好吗？(Nǐ hǎo ma)?”

25/12/2013 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseSentences, #GreetingsNihAOnIhaOma

Answer: BIn the Chinese language, “你好！(Nǐ hǎo!)” means Hello! and “你好吗？(Nǐ hǎo ma?)” means How are you? While they both can be used as greetings, there are some differences between them.“你好！(Nǐ hǎo!)” is a statement, which is commonly used as a greeting where the reply

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Santa Claus vs. Chinese “母老虎(mǔlǎohǔ)-Tigress”

18/12/2013 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseVocabulary, #SantaClausVsChineseMulaOhUTigress

On any happy occasion such as Christmas Eve, if there is a “母老虎(mǔlǎohǔ), tigress” in your party, then you have to be careful. The happy atmosphere might be ruined because of the presence of a “母老虎(mǔlǎohǔ), tigress.”

Literally, “母老虎(mǔlǎohǔ)” means female tiger. As we all …

How to Express Age in Chinese?

18/12/2013 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseSentences, #ExpressAgeInChinese

In the video, the little girl was introducing herself in Chinese with the help of her mother. She said: “我现在是四岁了。(Wǒ xiànzài shì sì suì le.) I’m 4 years old now.” She was doing great, and only made a small mistake. In the Chinese language, to …

Answer to the Exercise on the Extended Meaning of “火(huǒ)”

18/12/2013 / #AnswertotheExercise, #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary

Answer: C In the Chinese language, the original meaning of “火(huǒ)” is fire. Besides the original meaning, the word “火(huǒ)” also has an extended meaning. As an adjective, 火(huǒ) means popular.

Examples

Zhè shì jīnnián zuì huǒ de yìkuǎn yóuxì. 这是今年最火 …