Kāifàng hé fēnxiǎng bìng bú shì yí gè xuānchuán kǒuhào, 开放 和 分享 并 不 是 一 个 宣传 口号， yě bú shì yí gè jiǎndān de gàiniàn. 也 不 是 一个 简单 的 概念。 Kāifàng hěn duō shíhou bèi yòng zuò yí gè zī tài, 开放 很 多 时候 被 用 作 一 个 姿态， dànshì wǒ gèng lǐjiě zhè shì yì zhǒng nénglì.…
(At a Chinese New Year’s Party) A: Lily, long time no see. How’s everything? B: Not too bad. How do you say “Not too bad” in Chinese? A. 一切都好 (yí qiè dōu hǎo) B. 不太好 (bú tài hǎo) C. 你好 (nǐ hǎo) D.…
The correct answer is D.
Analysis:
A. “一切都好 (yí qiè dōu hǎo)” means “Everything is fine.” “一切 (yí qiè)” means “everything.”
B. “不太好 (bú tài hǎo)” means “Not so good.”
C. “你好 (nǐ hǎo)” means “Hello.”
D. “还好 (hái hǎo)” means “Not too bad.”…
Xià zhōu wǒ yào hé nǐ de hǎo péngyǒu jiéhūn le. A: 下 周 我 要 和 你 的 好 朋友 结婚 了。
I’m going to marry your best friend next week. Nǐ zài kāiwánxiào ba? B: 你 在 开玩笑 吧？
Are you kidding?
Wǒ shuō zhēnde.…
A: Can you come to my house at 9:00 AM tomorrow morning? B: Sure! I’ll meet you at your house. How do you say “I will meet you” in Chinese? A. 我见面你 (wǒ jiànmiàn nǐ) B. 我你见面 (wǒ nǐ jiànmiàn) C. 我和你见面 (wǒ hé nǐ jiànmiàn) D.…
The correct answer for this Chinese test is C.
Analysis:
In daily life, we use “我和你见面 (wǒ hé nǐ jiànmiàn),” which is answer C. We don’t use “我见面你 (wǒ jiànmiàn nǐ)” and “你见面我 (nǐ jiànmiàn wǒ),” because they are grammatically incorrect. And when we use two pronouns, we don’t put them together without any conjunction, so we use “我和你见面 (wǒ hé nǐ jiànmiàn)” instead of “我你见面 (wǒ nǐ jiànmiàn).”…
Àiqíng shì yìzhǒng xiūxíng, shēnghuó yěshì yìzhǒng xiūxíng, xiūxíng, jiùshì yào xuéhuì 爱情 是 一种 修行， 生活 也是 一种 修行， 修行， 就是 要 学会 miànduì, jiēshòu, kuānróng, lǐjiě, rènmìng. 面对、 接受、 宽容、 理解、认命。
Love is cultivation, and life is also cultivation. Cultivation is to learn to face, to accept, to tolerate, to understand and to submit to destiny.…
Popular Chinese Word 涨 (zhǎng)
Chinese character “涨 (zhǎng)” is made up of the radical “氵” relating to water and the remaining part “张 (zhāng),” which is a character usually used for a surname. “涨 (zhǎng)” has two basic meanings in Mandarin language. First, it means the river rises and is related to water, such as “涨水 (zhǎngshuǐ) freshet” and “涨潮 (zhǎngcháo) rising tide.”…
越快越好! (Yuè kuài yuè hǎo!) The Sooner the Better! (Beginner) Example: Nǐ qù tōngzhī tā dào wǒ de bàngōngshì lái! Yuè kuài yuè hǎo! A: 你 去 通知 她 到 我 的 办公室 来！ 越 快 越 好！
Tell her to come to my office! The sooner the better! Hǎode.…
干得漂亮！(Gàn de piàoliang!) Well Done!
(Watch this video and learn another way to say “well done” in Chinese.)
Bàba, wǒ ná le xuéxiào jiēwǔ bǐsài yī děng jiǎng! A: 爸爸，我 拿了 学校 街舞 比赛 一 等 奖！
Bravo! Well done!
Related Post: Daily Chinese Phrase – 做得好！(Zuòde hǎo!)…
May I Ask What Your Surname Is?
Example:
Nín hǎo! Wǒ shì S gōngsī de Jim, qǐng wèn nín guì xìng? A: 您 好！ 我 是 S 公司 的 Jim，请 问 您 贵 姓？
A: I heard you caught a cold. Feel better now? B: Yes, thanks. What does “feel better?” mean in Chinese in this conversation? A. 好点了吗 (hǎo diǎn le ma) B. 更好的 (gèng hǎo de) C. 挺好的 (tǐng hǎo de) D. 感到好些 (gǎn dào hǎo xiē)
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The correct answer for this Mandarin mini-test is A.
Analysis: A. 好点了吗 (hǎo diǎn le ma) means “Feel better?”
B. 更好的 (gèng hǎo de) means “better.”
C. 挺好的 (tǐng hǎo de) means “It’s quite good!”
D. 感到好些 (gǎn dào hǎo xiē) means “Feel better.”…
Wǒ rènwéi fūqī yīnggāi wánquán píngděng. 我 认为 夫妻 应该 完全 平等。 Fūqī yìjiàn yíyàng shí tīng zhàngfu de, fūqī yìjiàn bù tóng shí tīng tàitai de. 夫妻 意见 一样 时 听 丈夫 的，夫妻 意见不 同 时 听 太太 的。
I think a husband and wife should be equal in all things.…
Learn the Hottest Phrase in China–给力
给力 (gěilì): adj. cool/great
流行 (liúxíng): adj. popular
“给力 (gěilì)” was probably one of the most “流行 (liúxíng) popular” new phrases in theChinese language in 2010. It is an expression deriving from the Manlam dialect and it means “awesome” or “very good.”…
恭喜! (Gōngxǐ!) Congratulations! (Beginner) Example: A: Wǒ de zhè cì kǎoshì chéngjì zǒngfēn tígāo le 30 fēn! A: 我 的 这 次 考试 成绩 总分 提高 了 30 分！ A: My total score in this exam has improved by 30 points! B: Gōngxǐ! Nǐ tài bàng le!…
我想想。(Wǒ xiǎngxiǎng.) Let me think. (Beginner) Example:
Nǐ yuànyì jià gěi wǒ ma? A: 你 愿意 嫁 给 我 吗？ Will you marry me?
Wǒ xiǎngxiǎng. B: 我 想想。 Let me think! Take a Free 1-on-1 live online business Chinese lesson with our professional teachers from China.…
Top Three Blockbuster Chinese Movies for the New Year Holidays Key Learning Points (Preview):
牺牲 (xīshēng) v. / n. sacrifice
传奇 (chuánqí) n. legend
The New Year is coming! And dozens of movies are coming out in theaters. Amongst them, the three following movies are at the top of the list!…
Hūnyīn zěnme xuǎn dōu shì cuò de, chángjiǔ de hūnyīn jiùshì jiāngcuòjiùcuò. 婚姻 怎么 选 都 是 错 的， 长久 的 婚姻 就是 将错就错。
No matter how you choose to marry, it’s a mistake. To stay married long-term is to make the best of the mistake without correcting it.…
It’s as white as sugar, but not sweet. It is as white as salt, but not salty. You can often see it in winter, but never in summer. Do you know what the answer to this riddle is in Chinese? A. 雪 (xuě) B.…
