In case you’ve just started learning Chinese, “traditional Chinese” refers to the characters used before simplification reforms enacted during the second half of the 20th century in Mainland China. This means that traditional characters are still being used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and in many overseas Chinese communities.…
Answers: 1. B 2. A <<Back to “How to find a deal in Chinese”
When you go shopping, you are always looking for the best price for the product you want. Whether its clothing, electronics or food that you are hunting for, everybody loves a good bargain! You can find a sign indicating a sale in China by finding the character “折 (zhé).”…
The northeastern provinces of China are still the best places to study and practice Chinese. Many learners choose to go to Hebei, Heilongjiang, and Liaoning. These provinces are where native Mandarin speakers speak with the clearest accent. Here are a few cities that are excellent choices for Mandarin study and use in everyday life:
Harbin Dalian Shenyang Changchun Beijing is also noted for its use of standard Mandarin, although Beijingers do speak with a slight accent.…
Chinese is only hard if you don’t have the right mentor to ensure that you acquire the solid foundation you need. If you try learning alone without the guidance of a native speaker, you risk not learning the tones correctly and emphasizing the wrong vocabulary early on.…
Correct Answers 1. C 2. A <<Back to “Tips to Make Chinese Unforgettable”
When learning Chinese, especially when you are not in China, you need a method to help you make the Chinese stick. One way to do that is to make Chinese feel like it is essential to your every day life, as it would be in China.…
Did you know that by knowing some simple English words you already can speak some popular colloquial Chinese phrases? If you have been studying Chinese for a while some words might immediately jump to mind. What occurs is actually the adoption of particular words from one foreign language into another.…
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Finding a good Chinese tutor is key if you want to learn the Chinese language correctly and in an effective way, but how do you know if your tutor is the right one for you? Use the following checklist as a guide:
1.…Answer: 1. b d c a = “我喜欢吃苹果。(Wǒ xǐhuan chī píngguǒ.) I like to eat apples.” Here “苹果(píngguǒ)” means apple, “我(wǒ)” – I, “吃(chī)” – eat, and “喜欢(xǐhuan)” – like. This is a sentence which follows the structure “S + AV + V + O”: S + AV + V + O Wǒ xǐhuan chī píngguǒ.…
1. a. “苹果(píngguǒ)” b. “我(wǒ)” c. “吃(chī)” d. “喜欢(xǐhuan)” 2. a. “一个(yígè)” b. “的(de)” c. “女孩(nǚhái)” d. “是(shì)” e. “她(tā)” f. “可爱(kěài)”
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In a previous lesson we learned how to address young Chinese women, so how about young Chinese men?
In general, depending on different situations and the age of the person speaking, there are four ways to address young Chinese men:
“帅哥(shuàigē)” literally means “handsome man.”…
For Chinese learners, one major difficulty you may face during your Chinese studies is the pronunciation of the four tones. These include the 1st tone which is level, the 2nd tone which rises, the 3rd tone which falls then rises, and the 4th tone which falls sharply.…
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 systems to express Mandarin.…
In our daily lives, people who learn Mandarin are always looking for an efficient and fun way to master Mandarin Chinese. Are you worried about how to use what you have learned from your Chinese courses. Well, let me introduce a fun way to you: try ordering Chinese food by speaking Mandarin Chinese to the restaurant staff.…
Free Chinese Learning Tips—Where to Start?
Where does one start when learning Chinese? Chinese pinyin should be the first step. Pinyin uses the English alphabet to represent Chinese syllables. The earlier you start learning Chinese Pinyin, the easier it will be to grasp the correct pronunciation of Chinese words.…
Tips to Learn Chinese With the development of China, more and more people are planning to learn Chinese and they ask many questions on how to learn Chinese online, especially Chinese for children. Due to lack of professional Chinese teachers, it’s difficult to find quality instruction outside of China.…
