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Ancient Chinese philosophy has influence in Chinese food culture
Posted under Uncategory on Monday, 16 January 2012 by admin
This is the traditional symbol for the forces of yin and yang, sometimes described as two fish swimming head to tail. The left half is yin and the right half is yang. Taken literally, yin and yang mean the dark side and sunny side of a hill. People commonly think of yin and yang as opposing...
Is the Year of the Dragon your birth year?
Posted under Chinese Culture on Monday, 16 January 2012 by Panpan
龙年 (lóngnián): n. the Year of the Dragon 本命年 (běnmìngnián): n. one’s year of birth in relation to the Chinese Zodiac China’s celebration of the lunar New Year, the renowned Spring Festival, is less than a month away. As the zodiac’s limelight shifts to a different...
Vocabulary about The Spring Festival
Posted under Uncategory on Monday, 9 January 2012 by Paul
Learn Mandarin grammar –Modal particle
Posted under Chinese Grammar on Friday, 6 January 2012 by Miguel
In linguistics, modal particles are always uninflected words, and are a type of grammatical particle. Mandarin Chinese depends highly on the use of modal particles. Changing the pitch of the sentence or phrase would make the meaning of the sentence different. a 啊: placed at the end of a...
Imformation about HSK —Learn Mandarin
Posted under Uncategory on Thursday, 5 January 2012 by admin
Many chinese learners take hsk tests,.HSK can not only test your chinese level, and also can benefit you a lot. The HSK Certificate serves 1) to certify that the holder has obtained the required Chinese Proficiency to enter a college or university as an undergraduate or graduate student. ...
Why learn Mandarin online?
Posted under Uncategory on Thursday, 29 December 2011 by Miguel
Convenience Online Chinese lessons bring native teacher to you, wherever you are in the world. They can be scheduled around your busy schedule and no time is lost travelling to and from class. Plus you can continue classes when you’re on holiday or travelling on business. No pre-recorded...
Do you like spicy food?
Posted under Learn Chinese on Monday, 26 December 2011 by Andrew
辣 (là): adj. spicy/hot The Chinese character "辣 (là)" literally means spicy. In China, Sichuan province is famous for its spicy cuisine, for example, "火锅 (huǒguō)" hotpot. And it is said that Sichuan girls are beautiful and...
What’s the difference between Chinese and Mandarin?
Posted under Learn Chinese on Monday, 19 December 2011 by Panpan
Chinese is the language Chinese people speak which includes Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, etc. Mandarin is the language MOST Chinese people speak. People from mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore all speak Mandarin. People from Hong Kong speak Cantonese.But normally they have to learn Mandarin...
The Origin of Chinese Character——大 dà
Posted under Uncategory on Thursday, 15 December 2011 by admin
大( dà ) 字形: The ancient character for the word “big” described a man standing facing the front, with feet and hands wide open. 字义: big, large, great 组词: 大衣 [ dàyī ] overcoat 大使 [ dàshǐ ] ...
How to tell the difference between 有点yǒudiǎn and一点 yìdiǎn
Posted under Chinese Grammar on Monday, 12 December 2011 by Panpan
有点yǒudiǎn and一点 yìdiǎn both mean a little, but how to tell the difference? Well, the grammar function is different. 有点yǒudiǎn +adj./v. adj./v.+ 一点 yìdiǎn For example: 我有点冷。 wǒ yǒudiǎn lěng. I’m a little cold. 我有点感冒。 wǒ yǒudiǎn gǎnmào....
