There is an old saying in China that goes, “Food is the paramount necessity of the people”. In the last article, we introduced to you that in China, it is OK to “chī (吃)” something that is not food, and we believe that you won’t be surprised when you hear someone say chī shí táng (吃食堂) next time.…
What kind of Chinese food do you like best? Is it Mapo Tofu (Stir-Fried Tofu in Hot Sauce), Beijing Roast Duck or Yuxiang Rousi (Shredded Pork with Spicy Garlic Sauce)? But do you know that in Chinese, you can also “chī shí táng (吃食堂) eat a canteen”?…
Analysis:
In this sentence, the equivalent Chinese character to “she” is tā (她).
2. Tā zhù zài měi guó. 他 住 在 美 国。 He lives in America.
Choose the right conjunctions to fill in the blank. A. yīn wèi (因为) …… suǒ yǐ (所以)……
B. zhǐ yǒu (只有) …… cái (才) ……
C. bú dàn (不但) …… ér qiě (而且) ……
Tā __ huì shuō yīnɡ yǔ, __ huì shuō zhōnɡ wén. 1.…
Sleep is as important for good health as diet and exercise. However, in this day and age, many people, especially the younger generations enjoy staying up late at night. Normally we call these people “night owls”. Do you know how to say it in Chinese? In Chinese, night is translated to “yè (夜)”, and “owl” translated to “māo tóu yīng (猫头鹰)”.…
Have you heard of “Liú gēng hóng nǚ hái (刘畊宏女孩)” before? What is “Liú gēng hóng nǚ hái (刘畊宏女孩)” exactly? During the home quarantine in Shanghai amid the COVID pandemic, Liu Genghong, aka Will Liu, a 49-year-old singer from Taiwan went viral for his workout live streams.…
Yesterday, Xiao Hong wanted to go shopping with one of her friends Xiao Lan, and they made an appointment to meet each other at the diàn tī (电梯) elevator in a shopping mall. Later she waited for Xiao Lan at the diàn tī (电梯) elevator, but only to find Xiao Lan did not show up on time.…
Apps in China can do almost everything, from buying plane and train tickets to ordering food and even acting as a bank card.
Do you know what popular and useful apps are used in daily life in China? Have you used Chinese apps before?
In this article, we’ll share some of the most popular and useful apps to you.…
1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.B
Answer Analysis：
1. Tā zuó tiān méi xué hàn yǔ. 1. 他 昨 天 没 学 汉 语。 He didn’t learn Chinese yesterday.
“没(méi) ” is generally used to negate things in the past. “昨天”(zuó tiān) means yesterday, which indicates a time in the past, so没(méi) is the correct answer.…
A. bù (不)
B. méi (没)
C. bié (别)
1. Tā zuó tiān __ xué hàn yǔ. 1. 他 昨 天 __ 学 汉 语。 2. Chén xiān shēng __ qù ɡuò měi ɡuó.…
Sara from LA reached out to us recently to find a solution for her daughter Mia’s struggles with basic pronunciation. For example, “jīdàn (鸡蛋) egg” and “zǐdàn (子弹) bullet” would be pronounced the same. As the majority of new learners do, she was creating the same sounds for the “j” as she did for the entire “z, c, s” family.…
In last article, we introduced several popular film genres in China: Animation, Documentary and Action Movie to you. Which one is your favorite so far? In this passage, we’ll continue to let you learn more about China’s movies.
Zhàn zhēng piān (战争片) War Movie
Nǐ xǐ huān kàn zhàn zhēng piān ma?…
Rachel from New York recently told us that her daughter Nancy sang a Chinese song to her: “Shì shànɡ zhǐ yǒu mā ma hǎo, yǒu mā de hái zi xiànɡ kuài bǎo. (世上只有妈妈好，有妈的孩子像块宝。)” After understanding the meaning of the lyrics, the mother was surprised and so moved.…
Nǐ xǐ huan kàn diàn yǐng ma? (你喜欢看电影吗?)
Do you like watching films?
Today I will introduce some movies suitable for learning Chinese as well as some useful words and phrases to talk about them.
1. Diàn yǐng (电影) Movie/film
2. Nán yǎn yuán (男演员) Actor
3.…
Here is the translation of the test at the beginning of the article:
zhāng lěi gěi lǐng dǎo sòng hóng bāo shí，èr rén de duì huà pō yǒu yì si。 张 磊 给 领 导 送 红 包 时，二 人 的 对 话 颇 有 意 思。 When Zhang Lei gave a red envelope to his leader, their conversation was quite interesting.…
Victor has been learning Chinese for more than five years, and he’s quite proud of his Chinese.
But he failed an exam recently with only one question on the test paper: Please explain each “意思 (yì si)” in the dialogue (The answer can be found at the end of the article).…
China is well known for having what seems like innumerable holidays and festivals because of its rich and long history. We have another one for you to learn about, but this one is much more recent. On April 20, 2010, UNESCO (a United Nations agency) established Chinese Language Day to commemorate Chinese as one of the UN’s six official languages.…
Did you know the first nail polish was invented in China in 3000 BC by mixing egg whites, beeswax, gum, and colored powder? Makeup in China has been popular over the centuries.
Especially the whitening face powder that survived in China while tanning was popularised in other countries thanks to Coco Chanel!…
