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Chinese Grammar “可是”

Posted under Chinese Grammar on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by
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  “可是”

Chinese Grammar “two 一边”

Posted under Chinese Grammar on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by
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  “two 一边”

Chinese Grammar “先……然后”

Posted under Chinese Grammar on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by
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 “先……然后”

Chinese Grammar “是……的”

Posted under Chinese Grammar on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by
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。...
Chinese Grammar “是……的”

Yao, Shun, and Yu

Posted under Chinese History and Chinese Environment on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by
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...
Yao, Shun, and Yu

Exact Survival Mandarin Chinese For Me

Posted under Learn Chinese on Monday, 5 April 2010 by
The Survival Mandarin Chinese method is easy, we just start talking. I already had like a very small base of Chinese. So we just start talking, it went really slow at first. When i want to say something i don't know how to say, my tutor tells me how to say it and i write it down in pinyin in my...
Exact Survival Mandarin Chinese For Me

How To Learn Conversational Chinese Fast and Easy

Posted under Learn Chinese on Wednesday, 24 March 2010 by
Conversational Chinese is designed for the beginner with absolutely no background in Chinese who wants to have simple conversations in Chinese, up to the advanced learner who wants to be able to speak like a native Chinese.If you have ever dreamed of learning conversational Chinese,...
How To Learn Conversational Chinese Fast and Easy

Greetings For Chinese New Year

Posted under Chinese Tradition on Saturday, 6 March 2010 by
Only a few days, we will enjoy the Chinese Spring festival with family and friends.I believe you have to say something for the coming year. Here are some common options with rough English translations for greeting Chinese in Tiger Year.Nǐ 你 and nín 您 can be interchanged depending...
Greetings For Chinese New Year

Learn Mandarin And Life In Shanghai

Posted under Travel In China on Sunday, 28 February 2010 by
Introduction Of Shanghai Lying on the estuary of Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River, Shanghai is regarded as the economic capital in mainland China. It's one of the most developed cities in China. Besides its leading role of economic development, Shanghai also serves as an important cultural,...
Learn Mandarin And Life In Shanghai

How to Get Motivated When You Start Learning Chinese Language

Posted under Learn Chinese on Monday, 25 January 2010 by
The Ten Top Tips For Setting Chinese Learning Goals:It’s easy to get motivated to do something you enjoy. The trick is to learn how to self-motivate to accomplish the things that involve practice that you don’t enjoy. Follow these Top Ten Tips to increase motivation and to set goals that...
How to Get Motivated When You Start Learning Chinese Language
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