Chinese Language Learning » admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com Mandarin Chinese Learning Online Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:49:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 2010-World Expo Shanghaihttp://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/leisure/travel-in-china/2010-world-expo-shanghai.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/leisure/travel-in-china/2010-world-expo-shanghai.html#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:22:21 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/leisure/travel-in-china/2010-world-expo-shanghai.html World Expo 2010 Shanghai China will be a great event to explore the full potentials of urban life; it will be centered on innovation and interaction; it will also offer a wonderful opportunity for cross-culture dialogues.There is no doubt the Chinese people will present to the world a successful, splendid and unforgettable exposition.

Expo Shanghai Date: May 1st, 2010 to October 31st Location: Nanpu Bridge – Lupu Bridge region along both sides of the Huangpu River Theme: Better City, Better Life.

Expo Shanghai Sub-themes: Blending of diverse cultures in the city, Economic prosperity in the city, Innovation of science and technology in the city, Remodeling of communities in the city, Rural-urban Interaction.

Expo Shanghai Goal: To attract the participation of 200 countries and international organizations and 70 million visitors

Expo Shanghai Ticket: The Expo tickets will be available for purchase either during the Expo session or in advance, when tickets are purchased in advance, there are 3 different pre-sale phases available. More

Official Language(Mandarin Chinese): If you are planning to come to China and attending 2010 World Expo Shanghai, it is necessary to get more or less Survival Chinese or Travel Chinese skill.

Pavilion Showcase:

China Pavilion

China Pavilion

Nepal pavilion

Nepal pavilion

Turkey Pavilion

Turkey Pavilion

Thailand Pavilion

Thailand Pavilion

Russia Pavilion

Russia Pavilion

Romania Pavilion

Romania Pavilion

Singapore Pavilion

Singapore Pavilion

Dutch Pavilion

Dutch Pavilion

Japan Pavilion

Japan Pavilion

Australia Pavilion

Australia Pavilion

France Pavilion

France Pavilion

UK Pavilion

UK Pavilion

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]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/leisure/travel-in-china/2010-world-expo-shanghai.html/feed 1 God helps those who he1p themselves – 上帝帮助那些自己帮自己的人http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/god-helps-those-who-he1p-themselves.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/god-helps-those-who-he1p-themselves.html#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:39:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/god-helps-those-who-he1p-themselves-%e4%b8%8a%e5%b8%9d%e5%b8%ae%e5%8a%a9%e9%82%a3%e4%ba%9b%e8%87%aa%e5%b7%b1%e5%b8%ae%e8%87%aa%e5%b7%b1%e7%9a%84%e4%ba%ba.html
Chinese Sentence: 上帝帮助那些自己帮自己的人。 
English Translation: God helps those who he1p themselves

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
上帝上帝Shang4 di4Shàng dìGod
帮助幫助bang1 zhu4bāng zhùassistance / aid / to help / to assist
那些那些na4 xie1nà xiēthose
自己自己zi4 ji3zì jǐself / (reflexive pronoun) / own
帮幫bang1bāngto help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / group / gang / clique / party / secret society
自己自己zi4 ji3zì jǐself / (reflexive pronoun) / own
的人的人de5 ren2de rénPeople

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/god-helps-those-who-he1p-themselves.html/feed 0 You really have an ear for pop music – 你确实对流行音乐很有欣赏力http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/you-really-have-an-ear-for-pop-music.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/you-really-have-an-ear-for-pop-music.html#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:02:46 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/you-really-have-an-ear-for-pop-music.html
Chinese Sentence: 你确实对流行音乐很有欣赏力。 
English Translation: You really have an ear for pop music.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
你你ni3nǐyou (informal, as opposed to polite 您
确实確實que4 shi2què shíindeed / really / reliable / real / true
对對dui4duìcouple / pair / to be opposite / to oppose / to face / versus / for / to / correct (answer) / to answer / to reply / to direct (towards sth) / right
流行音乐流行音樂liu2 xing2 yin1 yue4liú xíng yīn yuèpopular music
很有很有hen3 you3hěn yǒuVery
欣赏欣賞xin1 shang3xīn shǎngto appreciate / to enjoy / to admire
力力li4lìpower / force / strength


]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/you-really-have-an-ear-for-pop-music.html/feed 0 Words can’t express what I felt then – 无法用语言形容我当时的感受http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/words-cant-express-what-i-felt-then.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/words-cant-express-what-i-felt-then.html#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:01:57 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/words-cant-express-what-i-felt-then.html
Chinese Sentence: 无法用语言形容我当时的感受。 
English Translation: Words can’t express what I felt then.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
无法無法wu2 fa3wú fǎunable / incapable
用用yong4yòngto use
语言語言yu3 yan2yǔ yán(spoken) language / CL:門|门
形容形容xing2 rong2xíng róngto describe / appearance / look
我当时我當時wo3 dang1 shi2wǒ dāng shíI was
的的de5deof / structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
感受感受gan3 shou4gǎn shòuto sense / perception / to feel (through the senses) / a feeling / an impression / an experience

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/words-cant-express-what-i-felt-then.html/feed 0 What we read influences our thinking – 我们所阅读的书本会影响我们的思想http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-we-read-influences-our-thinking.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-we-read-influences-our-thinking.html#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:58:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-we-read-influences-our-thinking.html
Chinese Sentence: 我们所阅读的书本会影响我们的思想。 
English Translation: What we read influences our thinking.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
我们我們wo3 men5wǒ menwe / us / ourselves / our
所所suo3suǒactually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个
阅读閱讀yue4 du2yuè dúto read / reading
的的de5deof / structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
书本書本shu1 ben3shū běnbook
会會hui4huìcan / be possible / be able to / will / be likely to / be sure to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / union / group / association / CL:個|个
影响影響ying3 xiang3yǐng xiǎngan influence / an effect / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb / CL:股
我们我們wo3 men5wǒ menwe / us / ourselves / our
的的de5deof / structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
思想思想si1 xiang3sī xiǎngthought / thinking / idea / CL:個|个

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/what-we-read-influences-our-thinking.html/feed 0 He bothered me with a great many questions – 他对我提了一大堆问题，真烦http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/he-bothered-me-with-a-great-many-questions.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/he-bothered-me-with-a-great-many-questions.html#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:07:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/he-bothered-me-with-a-great-many-questions.html
Chinese Sentence: 他对我提了一大堆问题，真烦! 
English Translation: He bothered me with a great many questions.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
他他ta1tāhe / him
对我對我dui4 wo3duì wǒTo me
提了提了di1 le5dī leRaised
一大堆一大堆yi1 da4 dui1yī dà duīA lot of
问题問題wen4 ti2wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic /
真烦真煩zhen1 fan2zhēn fánReally annoying

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/he-bothered-me-with-a-great-many-questions.html/feed 0 We’ll take our holiday sometime in August – 我们将在八月份的某个时候休假http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/well-take-our-holiday-sometime-in-august.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/well-take-our-holiday-sometime-in-august.html#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:07:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/well-take-our-holiday-sometime-in-august.html
Chinese Sentence: 我们将在八月份的某个时候休假。 
English Translation: We’ll take our holiday sometime in August.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
我们我們wo3 men5wǒ menwe / us / ourselves / our
将在將在jiang1 zai4jiāng zàiIn
八月份八月份ba1 yue4 fen4bā yuè fènAugust
的的de5deof / structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
某个某個mou3 ge4mǒu gèA
时候時候shi2 hou5shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
休假休假xiu1 jia4xiū jiàtake a vacation / go on holiday

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/well-take-our-holiday-sometime-in-august.html/feed 0 She guided the tourists around the castle – 她引导旅游者参观了这座城堡http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/she-guided-the-tourists-around-the-castle.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/she-guided-the-tourists-around-the-castle.html#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:06:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/she-guided-the-tourists-around-the-castle.html
Chinese Sentence: 她引导旅游者参观了这座城堡。 
English Translation: She guided the tourists around the castle.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
她她ta1tāshe
引导引導yin3 dao3yǐn dǎoto guide / to lead / to conduct / introduction
旅游者旅遊者lu:3 you2 zhe3lu:3 yóu zhětourist / traveler / visitor
参观參觀can1 guan1cān guānto look around / to inspect / visit and observe
了了le5le(modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker)
这座這座zhe4 zuo4zhè zuòThe
城堡城堡cheng2 bao3chéng bǎocastle / rook (chess piece)

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/she-guided-the-tourists-around-the-castle.html/feed 0 Listening with your heart is good for you – 专心聆听别人说话对你有好处http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/listening-with-your-heart-is-good-for-you.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/listening-with-your-heart-is-good-for-you.html#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:05:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/listening-with-your-heart-is-good-for-you.html
Chinese Sentence: 专心聆听别人说话对你有好处。 
English Translation: Listening with your heart is good for you.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
专心專心zhuan1 xin1zhuān xīnto concentrate / absorption / concentration / engrossed
聆听聆聽ling2 ting1líng tīnglisten (respectfully)
别人別人bie2 ren2bié rénother people / others / other person
说话說話shuo1 hua4shuō huàto speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word
对對dui4duìcouple / pair / to be opposite / to oppose / to face / versus / for / to / correct (answer) / to answer / to reply / to direct (towards sth) / right
你有你有ni3 you3nǐ yǒuDo you have
好处好處hao3 chu5hǎo chubenefit / advantage / gain / profit / also pronounced hao3 chu4 /

]]> http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/listening-with-your-heart-is-good-for-you.html/feed 0 It’s only a party in honor of my birthday – 这只是为了庆祝我的生日而举行的晚会http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/its-only-a-party-in-honor-of-my-birthday.html http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/its-only-a-party-in-honor-of-my-birthday.html#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:04:00 +0000 admin http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/classroom/common-chinese-sentences-daily/its-only-a-party-in-honor-of-my-birthday.html
Chinese Sentence: 这只是为了庆祝我的生日而举行的晚会。 
English Translation: It’s only a party in honor of my birthday.

SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinTonesEnglish
这這zhe4zhèthis / these / (commonly pronounced zhei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
只是只是zhi3 shi4zhǐ shìmerely / simply / only / but
为了為了wei4 le5wèi lein order to / for the purpose of / so as to
庆祝慶祝qing4 zhu4qìng zhùcelebrate
我的我的wo3 de5wǒ demy / mine
生日生日sheng1 ri4shēng rìbirthday /
而而er2érand / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
举行舉行ju3 xing2jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
的的de5deof / structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
晚会晚會wan3 hui4wǎn huìevening party /

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