Mandarin Essentials – Key Chinese Language Basics

Chinese Poem 一棵开花的树（Yì kē kāihuā de shù）A Tree in Blossom

02/04/2015 / #ATreeInBlossom, #ChineseCulturalHighlights, #ChineseForIntermediateLearners

一棵开花的树（Yì kē kāihuā de shù）A Tree in Blossom

by 席慕容（Xí Mùróng）Xi Murong

Rúhé ràng nĭ yùjiàn wŏ 如何让你遇见我 How do I let you meet me, Zài wŏ zuì mĕilì de shíkè 在我最美丽的时刻 At my most …

登鹳雀楼(Dēng guàn què lóu)- On the Stork Tower

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登鹳雀楼 (Dēnɡ ɡuàn què lóu) On the Stork Tower by 王之涣 (Wánɡ zhī huàn) Wang Zhihuan (Tang)

Bái rì yī shān jìn 白日依山尽 Along the mountains sink the last rays of sun,

Huánɡ hé rù hǎi liú 黄河入海 …

Chinese Allegories 歇后语（Xiē hòu yǔ）

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歇后语（Xiē hòu yǔ）Chinese Allegories

Two-part allegorical saying (of which the first part, always stated, is descriptive, while the second part, often unstated, carries the message) Báyuè shí wŭ de yuèliang—zhèngdàguāngmíng 八月十五的月亮 — 正大光明 The moon on Mid-Autumn Festival — fair and …

Conversation-业余爱好 (yèyú àihào) Hobbies

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业余爱好 (Yèyú àihào) Hobbies

初级 (Chūjí) Beginner Level

Lily: Mài Ke, nĭ xĭhuan páshān ma? Lily: 迈克，你喜欢爬山吗？ Lily: Mike, do you like climbing mountains?

Mike: Nà dāngrán le, wǒ de àihào jiù shì páshān. Mike: 那当然了，我的爱好就是爬山。 Mike: Of course, my hobby is mountain climbing.

生词 …

处处漂亮 (Chùchù piàoliang) Everywhere is beautiful.

02/04/2015 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseVocabulary, #EverywhereIsBeautiful

A: Nĭ zhăng dé zhēn piàoliang. A：你长得真漂亮。 You are so beautiful. B: Nălĭ nălĭ. B：哪里哪里！ You flatters me. A: Méimao, yănjing, ĕrduo, bízi, zuĭ chù chù dōu piàoliang! A：眉毛、眼睛、耳朵、鼻子、嘴处处都漂亮！ Your eyebrows, your eyes…everywhere …

Olympic City Tour—Our First Station: Qingdao

02/04/2015 / #ChineseCities, #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #OlympicCityTour

The 29th Olympic Games of 2008 will be held mainly in Beijing, but sailing, football and equestrian events will be held in six other cities: Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Shanghai, Qinhuangdao and Hong Kong. You may go to these beautiful cities to watch the games and …

Olympic City Tour—Our Second Station: Shenyang

02/04/2015 / #ChineseCities, #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #OlympicCityTour

Our Second Station: Shenyang – Pride of the Northeas

In northeast China, there is a beautiful city – Shenyang, where some of the Olympic Games will be held.

Very cool in summer, it is a famous summer resort; very cold and snowy in winter, it …

I am sorry, I am late. (Beginner)

02/04/2015 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseSentences, #IamSorryIamLate

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Learn how to apologize for being late at work.

课文 Text :

Duì bù qĭ , lù shàng dŭchē, wŏ lái wăn le. A: 对不起，路上堵车，我来晚了。 I am sorry , I am late. There was …

跨越自己 (Kuàyuè Zìjĭ) To Surpass Ourselves

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跨越自己(Kuàyuè Zìjĭ) Surpass Ourselves

—汪国真(Wāng Guózhēn) Wang Guozhen

Wŏmen kěyĭ qīpiàn biéren 我们可以欺骗别人 We can deceive others

Què wúfă qīpiàn zìjĭ 却无法欺骗自己 But can not delude ourselves

Dāng wŏmen zŏu xiàng zhīfányèmào de wŭyuè 当我们走向枝繁叶茂 …

The Half-day Richest Man on 2009 Forbes China Rich List

02/04/2015 / #ChineseCulturalHighlights, #ChineseForAdvancedLearners, #TheHalfDayRichestMan

On November 5, 2009, Forbes released the 2009 Mainland China 富豪 (fùháo) Rich List. The No.1 was Wang Chuanfu, the CEO of BYD (Build Your Dream) Company Ltd. Mr. Wang is an 汽车大亨 (qìchē dàhēng) auto tycoon in China. BYD Company has received investment from …

Learn Chinese Pinyin-Vowels

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Chinese Pinyin

is a Roman-letter based system that China now uses to mark the pronunciation of Chinese characters. That is to say, Chinese Pinyin is a way to represent Chinese characters and express the sounds in Chinese language using the alphabet.

There are other …

Chinese Reading

01/04/2015 / #ChineseForIntermediateLearners, #ChineseReading, #ChineseVocabulary

Kàn pīnyīn xiĕ cíyŭ

1. 看拼音写词语

bĕi jīng jī chăng xíng li ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) hăi guān péng you dĭ dá ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( …

Learn Chinese Conversation-Chinese dialogue

01/04/2015 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ChineseSentences, #LearnChineseConversation

These are some love phrases! Wǒ ài nǐ! 1. 我爱你! I love you!

Nǐ ài wǒ mɑ ? 2.你爱我吗? Do you love me?

Wǒ ài shànɡ nǐ le 3. 我爱上你了! I’m in love with you!

Nǐ …

Conversation-早点 (zăodiăn) Breakfast; Coming Early

01/04/2015 / #ChineseForAdvancedLearners, #ChineseVocabulary, #ZaoDianBreakfastComingEarly

早点(zăodiăn) Breakfast; Coming Early

Advanced level/高级 gāojí

Nĭmen zhōngguó díquè shì yí gè qínfèn de mínzú. A: 你们中国的确是一个勤奋的民族。 You China really are a diligent nation.

Nĭ zěnme kàn chū lái de? B: 你怎么看出来 …

Popular Words-拍马屁 (pāimǎpì) Kiss Up to Someone

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Where does it originate from?

As early as the Yuan Dynasty, herders were proud of raising horses. When horse herders encountered one another, they would often pat the buttocks of the others’ horse and say, “What a good horse!” to fawn on the owner of …

Conversation-选修课（xuǎnxiūkè） Elective Courses

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话题：返校(huàtí: fǎnxiào) Topic: Back to School

选修课(xuǎnxiūkè) Elective Courses

Beginner Level/初级 chūjí

Hai, Bèidì, háo jiŭ bú jiàn! A: 嗨，贝蒂，好久不见！ Hi, Betty, long time no see!

Hai, Lùxī! Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, shŭjià hái méi wán gòu ne, yòu kāixué le! …

New Movie-夜店（yèdiàn）One Night in Supermarket

01/04/2015 / #ChineseForIntermediateLearners, #ChineseMovies, #OneNightInSupermarket

夜店(yèdiàn) One Night in Supermarket

Introduction

夜店 (yèdiàn) One Night in Supermarket is a new movie (released on July 24th, 2009) that has been receiving rave reviews. Because the production costs were low, but the gross was high, this film has widely become known as …

巩俐(GǒngLì) Gong Li and Her “New Nationality”

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巩俐(Gǒng Lì) Gong Li and her “New Nationality”

Finishing with the sentence “We are of Singaporean identity now,” Chinese actress Gong Li became Singaporean on 9th Nov in 2008 in the formal swearing-in ceremony 宣誓仪式 (xuānshì yíshì) in Singapore. Since then it has become a …

Check In

01/04/2015 / #ChineseForIntermediateLearners, #LearnChineseOnlineCheckIn, #SurvivalChinese

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Learn to know how to check in in a Chinese hotel!

Dialogue:

Wŏ dìnɡ le liǎnɡ tiān de dān rén fáng. 我订了两天的单人房 I reserved one single room for two days. Hái yŏu kōnɡ fánɡ jiān …

Sorry to Trouble You

01/04/2015 / #ChineseForBeginnerLearners, #ExcuseMeinChinese, #LearnChineseOnline

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课文 Text :

Zhēn bù hǎo yìsi, dárǎo nín ɡōnɡzuò le. A: 真不好意思，打扰您工作了。 I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to bother you.

Méi shì ér B: 没事儿。 No problem.

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