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You may know that “麻将 (májiàng) Mahjong” is the most common form of entertainment during Chinese Spring Festival, but do you know why the Chinese are so keen to play Mahjong instead of other leisure activities like poker?

What are the different values and cultural …

Western Son-in-Law: How to Get Through Chinese New Year (Part 1)

22/02/2019 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseTraditionsAndCustoms, #LearnChineseBlessingsNewYear

For many foreigners, when they marry into a Chinese family there are a lot of cultural aspects that must be learned in order to be able to fully enjoy their new family. One of the most important holidays, Chinese New Year, is a great example …

Video Lesson: I’m in A Bad Mood!

21/02/2019 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseVocabulary, #VideoLessonBadMood

How to describe different mood in Chinese?

Exercises in the Video:

1. A: Chen Wei, you drank so many bottles of beer! Nǐ zěnme le? A: Chen Wei, you drank so many bottles of beer! 你怎么了？ B: Wǒ hé nǚ péngyou fēnshǒu le. B: 我和女朋友分手了。 …

Answer to Video Lesson: I’m in A Bad Mood!

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Answers:

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B <<Back to Video Lesson: I’m in A Bad Mood!…

Answer to Quiz Time! Which One Is Made for the Lantern Festival?

19/02/2019 / #AnswerChineseQuizFoodLanternFestival, #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseVocabulary

Answer: 1. C

Analysis:

Dialogue:

Míng Ming: Xiǎo Xīn, zhège shì shénme? 明明：小新，这个是什么？ Ming Ming: Xiao Xin, what’s this?

Xiǎo Xīn: Zhège shì (tāngyuán), yě jiàozuò yuánxiāo, shì yuánxiāo jié de chuántǒng shíwù o. 小新：这个是(汤圆)，也叫做元宵，是元宵节的传统食物哦。 Xiao Xin: It’s (Tangyuan), also called Yuanxiao, which is a …

Quiz Time! Which One Is Made for the Lantern Festival?

19/02/2019 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseVocabulary, #FoodForLanternFestival

1. Please choose the best answer to make the dialogue complete.

Míng Ming: Xiǎo Xīn, zhège shì shénme? 明明：小新，这个是什么？

Xiǎo Xīn: Zhège shì ( ), yě jiàozuò yuánxiāo, shì yuánxiāo jié de chuántǒng shíwù o. 小新：这个是（），也叫做元宵，是元宵节的传统食物哦。

中国元宵节 (ZhōngGuó YuánXiāo Jié) The Chinese Lantern Festival …

Answer to the Story Where Buddha Deals in Office Management

16/02/2019 / #AnswerChinesestoryBuddhatalentmanagement, #ChineseForAllLevels, #ChineseStory

Answer: 1. C

Analysis:

Wǒmen yào bǎochí lèguān de tàidù. 我们要保持乐观的态度。 We should keep an optimistic attitude.

Wǒmen yào yánjǐn de duìdài gōngzuò. 我们要严谨地对待工作。 We should take our work very seriously.

Wǒmen yào chōngfēn fāhuī gèzì de chángchù, cáinéng gèng hǎo de shíxiàn hézuò gòngyíng. …

The Story Where Buddha Deals in Office Management

16/02/2019 / #ChineseForAdvancedLearners, #ChineseStory, #TalentManagementInChinese

In China, Buddhism has undergone thousands of years of development. Some Buddhist stories have even appeared as modern Chinese versions to relate to current events and culture. These new stories are interesting and have morals with contemporary applications such as wise business policies. Read this …