Mandarin Essentials – Key Chinese Language Basics

Asking the Way

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Qĭngwèn, qù tiāntán zĕnme zŏu? A: 请问，去天坛怎么走？ Excuse me. How can I go to the The Temple of Heaven? Wăng qián zŏu, zài shí zyì lùkŏu xiàng yòu guăi, zài zŏu wŭ fēnzhōng jiù dào le. B: 往前走，在十 …

Ordering Food

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Nĭmen zhèér yŏu shénme tèsècài? A: 你们这儿有什么特色菜？ What are your specialties? Wŏmen de tèsècài shì shuĭzhŭyú. B: 我们的特色菜是水煮鱼。 The specialty is called Boiled Fish. Tīng qĭlái búcuò. Lái yī fènr. A: 听起来不错。来一份儿。 It …

Describing a Position

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Situational Conversation I

Qiáo! Shuí zuò zài Xiăo Mă yòubian ne? A: 瞧！谁坐在小马右边呢？ Look! Who’s sitting on the right of Xiao Ma? shì, LăoLĭ. Kănjiàn wŏ de jiāotōngtú le ma? B: 是，老李。看见我的交通图了吗？ It’s …

酒吧 (jiŭbā) In a Bar

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酒吧(jiŭbā) In a Bar

Beginner Level/初级 chūjí

A: Nĭ tīngshuō méiyǒu, shì zhōngxīn kāi le yì jiā xīn jiŭbā. 你听说没有，市中心开了一家新酒吧。 You know that a new bar opened in the city center?

B: Tīngshuō le, hái …

Popular Words: 靠谱 (kàopŭ) Reliable; To Be Trusted

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流行词语

(liúxíng cíyŭ) Popular Words

靠谱 (kàopŭ) Reliable; To be trusted

Origin and Meaning

“靠谱 (kàopŭ)” originated from a northern dialect in China, and became quite popular in recent years. The meaning is reliable and to be trusted. When you pronounce it, it’s best to …

Shanghai Disneyland

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Events

After a courtship of about 20 years, the Walt Disney Company has won approval from the central government of China to build a Disneyland-style theme park in Shanghai. It happened that Barack Obama, the United States President, paid his first visit to China when …

Huayi Bros. Media Group & the Chinese GEM Stock Market

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On October 30, 2009, among the first batch of listed companies on the GEM-Growth Enterprises Market in China, the star-studded Huayi Brothers Media Group was the most 引人注目(yĭnrénzhùmù) eye-catching one. Huayi Brothers Media Group is one of the most famous 娱乐(yúlè) entertainment groups in Mainland …

2009 China Tennis Open – 中国网球公开赛 (Zhōngguó wăngqiú gōngkāisài)

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2009 中国网球公开赛(Zhōngguó wăngqiú gōngkāisài) 2009 China Tennis Open

中国网球公开赛(Zhōngguó wăngqiú gōngkāisài) The China Tennis Open Tournament was held on October 2nd, 2009. During the China Open women’s singles tournament going into the quarter finals, a Chinese tennis player, 彭帅(Péng Shuài) Peng Shuai became a 焦点(jiāodiăn) …

中国话 (Zhōngguóhuà) Chinese

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Chinese Songs for Teens

中国话(Zhōngguóhuà) Chinese

Biăndan kuān băndèng cháng, biăndan xiăng băng zài băndèng shàng. 扁担宽板凳长，扁担想绑在板凳上。 The shoulder-pole is wide and the bench is long. The shoulder-pole wants to be tied on the bench.

Lúndūn …

建国大业 (Jiànguó Dàyè) The Foundation of a Republic

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170 Famous Actors to Star in a New Movie

建国大业(Jiànguó Dàyè) The Foundation of a Republic

To celebrate the founding of People’s Republic of China, 韩三平(Hán Sānpíng) Han Sanping and 黄建新(Huáng Jiànxīn) Huang Jianxin produced a film 建国大业(jiànguó dàyè) The Foundation of a Republic, which …

水调歌头•明月几时有 (shuĭ diào gē tóu • míngyuè jĭshí yŏu) Tune:Prelude to Water Melody

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水调歌头•明月几时有(shuĭ diào gē tóu • míngyuè jĭshí yǒu) Tune: “Prelude to Water Melody”

This poem is the most famous Mid-Autumn Festival poem. The author wrote it for his brother, whom he missed dearly after not having seen him for seven years. There are two sentences …