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Chinese Environment
Posted under Chinese History and Chinese Environment on Monday, 19 April 2010 by Pippo
Sometimes people describe China's landscape as being like a staircase with three steps.The top step of this staircase is in the west, where the Himalaya mountains are (India is on the other side of these mountains). Tibet is in this part of China. And Mount Everest is here (it's the...
Chinese Grammar “一……就……”
Posted under Chinese Grammar on Monday, 19 April 2010 by Pippo
天气一热，我就想游泳。(tian qi yi re, wo jiu xiang you yong.)In the construction "一 + Situation 1, 就 + Situation 2", Situation 1 is the condition, whereas Situation 2 is what results directly from it.E.g:
我一喝冰水，就肚子疼。“一” and "就" are both...
Chinese Grammar “又……又……”
Posted under Chinese Grammar on Monday, 19 April 2010 by Pippo
这家饭店的菜又好吃又便宜。(zhè jiā fàn diàn de cài yòu hǎo chī yòu piǎn yī.)In Chinese, one uses "又……又……" to link coordinate verbs (verbal phrases) or adjectives (adjectival phrases) to underline that two situations or characteristics exist...
Jacky Cheung – Kiss Good-bye
Posted under Chinese Song on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by Pippo
[audio:http://www.echineselanguagelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/wb.mp3]Pinyin of Chinese song "吻别" lyricwěn bié吻别qián chén wǎng shì chéng yún yān xiāo sàn zài bǐ cǐ yǎn qián前尘往事成云烟消散在彼此眼前jiù lián shuō guò le...
Chinese Grammar “为了” and “是为了”
Posted under Chinese Grammar on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by Pippo
Paul学汉语是为了来中国做生意。(Paul xue han yu shi wei le lai zhong guo zuo sheng yi.)"为了" is often used in the first clause of a compound sentence to indicate the aim, the second clause indicates the action taken to achieve the aim,...
Chinese Grammar “可是”
Posted under Chinese Grammar on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by Pippo
他没有学过汉语，可是口语很好。(ta mei you xue guo han yu, ke shi kou yu hen hao.)“可是” is a conjunction expressing transition. It's used between two clauses,...
Chinese Grammar “two 一边”
Posted under Chinese Grammar on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by Pippo
我要一边听歌，一边学汉语。(wo yao yi bian ting ge, yi bian xue han yu.)In Chinese, two "一边" are often used in conjunction to indicate doing two or more actions at the same time,...
Chinese Grammar “先……然后”
Posted under Chinese Grammar on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by Pippo
我要先在这儿学习半年，然后在中国工作。（wo yao xian zai zhe er xue xi ban nian, ran hou zai zhong guo gong zuo.）In Chinese, the adverb "先" is often used before the adverb "然后", to indicate the sequence of two events. The frist clause expresses the action that has...
Chinese Grammar “是……的”
Posted under Chinese Grammar on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by Pippo
是公司派我来学习的。 (shi gong si pai wo lai xue xi de.)"是……的" emphasizes the time, the place, the way of doing something, or the agent who does it. What is emphasized must be something that has already taken place, e.g:他是(今年3月)到北京的。...
Yao, Shun, and Yu
Posted under Chinese History and Chinese Environment on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by Pippo
Yao, Shun, and Yu were three sage kings of China' remote past. For thousands of years after, court officials would yearn for yet never get to serve monarchs such as them. As we know very little about them from legend, we can only speculate that they were probably tribal chieftains during the...
