Duanwu Festival(Dragon Boat Festival)
Posted under Chinese Festival on Sunday, 22 November 2009 by Andrew
The Duanwu Festival(端午節duān wǔ jié) is one of the most important festival in China. It (also known as Dragon Boat Festival) is a traditional and formal holiday related to Chinese cultures, which it is celebrated in other East Asian and Southeast Asian societies as well. It is a public...
Google Chinese Pinyin Input Method
If you want to input Chinese Pinyin and Chinese characters in your computer, now, I will strongly recommend "Google Chinese Pinyin Input Method" which launched by Google. After installed, to shift your input method to Google Pinyin. Then just wag your fingers to type Chinese characters by Pinyin....
How to figure out the diffenence among “别”，“不要”，and “没有”
Posted under Learn Chinese on Saturday, 14 November 2009 by Andrew
Most Chinese learners always be asked to find out what is the difference in "别（bié）","不要(bú yào)","没有(méi yǒu)". And the responses is extremely similar:"It is no difference, the all meaning is NO". Generally, the answer is right, but some time the usage of words in the sentence...
Great Wall In China
Posted under Travel In China on Saturday, 14 November 2009 by Andrew
Great Wall was built mainly to protect the Chinese Empire from the Mongols and other invaders. It was built in the seventh century BC, when China was still divided into several smaller states. The construction of the Great Wall has never stopped while almost all Chinese dynasties.The Great Wall...
Chinese Spring Festival
Posted under Chinese Festival on Saturday, 14 November 2009 by Andrew
Chinese New Year or Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China,Which also named Lunar New Year, especially by people in mainland China and Taiwan. The festival usually starts on the first day of the month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and...
Columbus discovered America in 1492 – 哥伦布于1492年发现了美洲
Posted under Common Chinese Sentences(Daily) on Friday, 13 November 2009 by Andrew
Chinese Sentence: 哥伦布于1492年发现了美洲。 English Translation: Columbus discovered America in 1492 Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 哥伦布 ...
How to distinguish “第” and “弟” in Chinese
Posted under Learn Chinese on Friday, 13 November 2009 by Andrew
Students always confused "第" and "弟" because of the same pronunciation. But the meaning of those two Chinese words is totally different.
"第" is often used for "1st","2nd",etc. For instance ："第十" means 10th number .
"弟" or "弟弟" means younger brother...
English Translation: You will soon get used to the work – 你很快就会习惯于这项工作的
Posted under Common Chinese Sentences(Daily) on Thursday, 12 November 2009 by Andrew
Chinese Sentence: 你很快就会习惯于这项工作的。 English Translation: You will soon get used to the work Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 你很 ...
Let’s take a short break for lunch – 让我们休息一会儿，去吃午饭
Posted under Common Chinese Sentences(Daily) on Thursday, 12 November 2009 by Andrew
Chinese Sentence: 让我们休息一会儿，去吃午饭。 English Translation: Let's take a short break for lunch Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 让我们 ...
I’d like to-repair our differences – 我愿意消除一下我们之间的分歧
Posted under Common Chinese Sentences(Daily) on Thursday, 12 November 2009 by Andrew
Chinese Sentence: 我愿意消除一下我们之间的分歧。 English Translation: I'd like to-repair our differences Simplified Traditional Pinyin Tones English 我 我 ...
