Answer Key – HSK Quiz: Àn (暗) VS Hēi (黑)
Answer 1. A 2. B
Analysis:
Fángjiān tài àn le, kàn bù qīng lǐmiàn yǒu shén me. 房 间 太 暗了，看 不 清 里 面 有 什 么。 The room is too dark, I can’t see what’s inside.
Lú nà shì yī zhī hēisè de …
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Chinese Buzzwords Learning: 破防(Pò fáng)
1.Physically penetrate the defense. Jī dì bèi dí rén pò fáng le 基地 被 敌人 破防 了。 The enemy has penetrated the base’s defenses.
2.Breaking through one’s emotional defenses, touching deep within, or losing emotional control. Tā de huà ràng wǒ pò fáng le 他 …
Test Challenge: What Are They Up To?
?Test Challenge: What Are They Up To? ?
? 他们在____
A.结婚(Jié hūn)
B.拍照(Pāi zhào)…
Mastering the Vocabulary: Lao shi vs Shi fu
老师(Lǎo shī), 师父(Shī fù) or 师傅(Shī fù) are all honorific titles in Chinese. Can they be used interchangeably?
老师(Lǎo shī)
老师(Lǎo shī) can be directly translated as “teacher”, in ancient China it was called 先生(Xiān shēng) and represented someone with strong expertise in a particular …
Have You Prepared Presents for the Coming Christmas?
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Christmas is coming soon. …
China Has Thanksgiving Too? Explore China’s Gratitude Festivals
Hi dear friends, long time no see! Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner! Have you prepared roast turkeys yet? Thanksgiving is a traditional festival in the Western world, but do you know there are also some festivals about expressing gratitude in China?
Gǎn ēn …
How to Say These Body Parts in Chinese?
头 (tóu), 手臂 (shǒubì), 脚 (jiǎo)…
Do you have any idea what these Chinese words mean?
A hint: these are all body parts of you. Today we will learn how to say these body parts in Chinese through a short and catchy song.
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How to Say Your Favourite Fruits in Chinese?
What fruit do you like to eat? Is it watermelon? pineapple? Or banana? Do you want to know how to say these fruits in Chinese? Today we are going to learn some Chinese knowledge about fruit through a lovely, catchy song. Let’s get start!…
Let’s Play Some Ball Games in the Year of 2022!
In the last article, you learned the song and the slogan which reflects the spirit of the World Cup:“One World, One Dream”. Can you and your children sing it yet? Besides football, what other ball games do you and your kids like to play in …
不 (bù) or 没 (méi), Which Word Shall We Use to Negate the Verb and Say ‘No’?
The Chinese teachers at eChineseLearning often encounter the age-old problem relating to 不 (bù), and 没 (méi). When the teacher asks certain questions to which the answer could be ‘no’, many non-Chinese native students would use the wrong negation word to answer.
For example, let’s …
Answer Key – Why are “He/She/It” all “Ta” in Chinese?
Answer:
Analysis:
1. C
2. A
3. B1. Tā shì mǎ lì.
她 是 玛 丽。
She is Mary.
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
3 Conjunctions You Must Learn in Chinese
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. …
Do You Know How to Say “Night Owl” in Chinese?
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? …
Quiz and Analysis to the Chinese Measure Words “Zhī 只”, “Tóu 头” and “Gè 个”
First and foremost, please let your child do the following quiz:
Choose the right measure word to fill in each blank:
A. zhī 只 B. tóu 头 C. gè 个
一（）苹果
一（）大象
一（）老虎
You may know that there are many differences in the expressions between …
Answer to Quiz – Kids’ Fun Guide to “Yī” Tone Twists in Mandarin!
Answer:
xīnɡqī yī (1) 星期 一 Monday
yìtiān (2) 一天 one day
tīnɡ yi tīnɡ (3) 听 一 听 listen
Back to “Children’s Guide to Tone Changes of ‘Yī 一’ in Mandarin Chinese”…
All You Need to Know about “diàn tī (电梯) Elevator” in Chinese
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, …