Let’s chat about a cultural quirk today – the love-hate relationship between the Chinese people and numbers. What are the numbers that Chinese people love, and what are those that we loathe? There are of course differences...
As we all know, the English language has borrowed extensively from different languages. Let’s have a look at some expressions that have originated from Chinese. The expression we’re going to learn today is ‘long time no see’,...
Time for another Pinyin test! 拼音综合测验 (4) 拼音综合测验 4_QNS 选择正确的答案 [wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””]1) wen weng wan wang2) huai hui fei hai3) zhun zhuan chun chuan4) kui gui kuai guai5) guo kuo gou kou 6) zen zeng...
Have you learnt the Little Snail song? Here’s another song for you to learn. A children’s song again, this time a popular one! It’s called《客人来》(Kèrén lái) – ‘kèrén’ meaning ‘guest, visitor’, and ‘lái’, ‘to come, to visit’....
Did you get the answer to the quiz in the last post? The question was the title of the post itself. What does “调调琴 种种花 练练调” mean, and how should you pronounce it? Here’s the answer: 01...
How did you find the tongue twister the last time? The pronunciation might have been a little hard, but the meaning was pretty straight forward, wasn’t it? Now here’s one that’s a little more challenging. 调琴调调调调调调来调调妙 种花种种种种种种成种种香...
Are you geared up for Pinyin Test 3? Here goes, good luck! 拼音综合测验 (3) Pinyin Test 3_QNS 选择正确的答案 [wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] 1) nong long rong neng 2) ruan run luan lun 3) ju qu zhu chu...
How about learning Chinese through songs? Here’s a children’s song I wrote a decade ago. Snail_01_Mix 小蜗牛 xiǎo wō niú xiǎo wō niú màn mān pá 小蜗牛小蜗牛慢慢爬 cǎo dì li yè zi shang màn mān pá...
How did you find the post on ‘怎么’? (The Why and How of ‘怎么’ zenme) Let’s now have some practice on that. Listen to the following questions and choose the appropriate answers. (In order that this also...
How did you fare in the recent pinyin test I posted? Are you ready for the second one? Here goes! 拼音综合测验 (2) 拼音综合测验 2_QNS 选择正确的答案 [wpcol_1half id=”” class=”” style=””] 1) guo kuo gou kou 2) nüe lüe...
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Xin Nian Kuai Le! – Chinese New Year Greetings
2013-02-08
