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Chinese Culture Lesson----What’s the difference between "你(nǐ)" and "您(nín)" in Chinese?
In Chinese , both of the Chinese characters “你(nǐ)” and “您(nín)” mean “you,” but actually they have different usages. Therefore, in today’s Chinese culture lesson, I’m going to tell you the correct usages of these two characters for beginner mandarin...
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Chinese Learning Blog: Delicious Chinese Food---”糖醋里脊Sweet and Sour Pork”
China is famous for its various delicious food. As a Chinese learner, if you have chance visiting China, you must try those famous Chinese cuisine. One of those delicious Chinese dish, is “糖醋里脊 (táng cù lǐjǐ) Sweet and Sour Pork” Therefore, in today’s...
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Chinese Culture online: “萌(méng)"--- a very popular Chinese online word!
“Lovely kitty stretching its arms,” “a famous movie star making funny faces,” “ a beautiful little girl blinking her eyes”--- all these popular online pictures or videos share one Chinese word: “萌(méng).” In today’s Chinese culture online, I’m going to...
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Chinese Story for Kids---The Crow and Water
For kids who want to learn Chinese, the best way is to teach through lively activities. Therefore, in today’s online Chinese lessons for kids, I’m going to tell an interesting Chinese story-the Crow and Water. If you want to learn more Chinese topics,...
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“防晒(fángshài) ”---the word that you must know in hot summer!
If you have taken some Chinese courses, you will know that summer in China begins on May 5th or 6th , and ends on August 7th , 8th , or 9th , depending on the concrete year. The weather in summer is really hot, no matter you are in north China or in south...
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Chinese Course Online-Be careful when use these words in China!
In Chinese, like all other languages, there are “bad words.” Of course, usually these are not words to be used in the presence of others, because this type of language is offensive. However, it is often the case that such words are used among close friends....
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Chinese Idiom: “滥竽充数 Pretend to an expert!”
Foreigners who are in the process of learning Chinese may have difficulties in writing Chinese composition. How to make your Chinese writings more vivid? How to avoid wrongly written Chinese characters? For the second question, you can watch some online...
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Chinese Classes Online---The Black Horse in the 2014 World Cup!
As the 2014 World Cup goes on, there are teams who are on the brink of elimination, there are also teams who have already topped their group to advance in the second round. However, like every kind of match in the world, in 2014 World Cup, there will...
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“马上有” Style--- The Popular Way to Send Wish in the Year of Horse!
According to Chinese lunar year calendar, we are in the Year of Horse. Chinese people often send their wishes and blessings to their friends and relatives on their birthday or other occasions. Among hundreds of ways to express one’s sincere wishes, one...
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Beginner Mandarin Lesson---“同志,” comrade or homosexual?
One day, while studying the word “同志 (tóngzhì)," a foreigner suddenly declared to his Chinese friend, “我是一个男同志 (Wǒ shì yígè nán tóngzhì)." His friend burst into laughter. Let’s take a look and find out why in today’s beginner mandarin lesson. If you have...
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Chinese Culture Learning--- “画蛇添足” Draw a Snake and Add Feet to It!
Dear friends, in Chinese, there are lots of idioms. If you can use some of them correctly, your Chinese friends will surely be amazed. Therefore, in today’s Chinese culture learning, I’m going to teach you a frequently used Chinese idiom, “画蛇添足.” If you...
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Chinese Course Online---早点：Get up early to enjoy your breakfast!
As a Chinese Learner, if you have taken any Chinese language test, you should know that one of the biggest difficulties during your Chinese study experience is the homonym. Thus, in our today’s Chinese course online, I’m going to teach you one Chinese...
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Chinese Culture Learning---The taboos of giving presents in China
If you have some Chinese learning experience, you’ll know that Chinese people attach great importance on giving presents, and different presents have different meanings and wishes. However, in China, you should be very careful when choosing gifts for...
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Chinese Culture Lessons---The Customs of Dragon Boats Festival
Foreigners who have Chinese learning experience must know the Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of fifth lunar month). This is a very important festival in China, and every year at this moment, many supermarkets or shops are beginning to sell one special...
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Chinese Culture Online---"潮人(cháorén)” --a wet man or a fashionable man?
For those people who have learned some skype lessons mandarin,“潮(cháo)” is a very often seen word which is often used among teenagers. “潮” literally means “tide,” and is typically used in phrases related to the tide, such as “潮水(cháoshuǐ)tide” and “涨潮(zhǎngcháo)...
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Chinese Culture Lessons-Green eyed or red eyed, that’s a question!
Like in English, in all kinds languages colors sometimes can express certain feelings, and Chinese is no exception. In English, there are “a blue mood” or “a black day,” and in Chinese, “眼红(yǎnhóng)” is a very good example. Therefore, in today’s Chinese...
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Chinese Culture Lesson-Chinese WiFi anxiety? Do you have?
Modern Chinese is obsessed with WiFi. Dining choices, shopping options don’t matter anymore when people engaged in social activities because the most important factor is whether or not there is WiFi. In this case, “这里有WiFi吗( Zhèlǐ yǒu WiFi ma)?” has become...
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Why do Chinese call foreigner "old outsider(老外lǎowài)?"
You might notice that when foreigners are in China, people might refer to them as “老外(lǎowài),” literally means “old outsider.” However, for those Chinese learners who lack systematic knowledge about Chinese, it seems very odd for them that the word “老(lǎo)”...
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Chinese Culture Learning---Are you a night cat?
In China, there is a name for those who always stay up late: “夜猫子(yèmāozi),” literally means “night cat.” Beginner mandarin learners may get confused here: Where does this word come from? You are going to find the answer in today’s beginner mandarin lesson,...
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Chinese Learning Lesson- “粉丝(fěnsī)”---The Chinese Way to Call A Fan!
Recently, the word “粉丝(fěnsī)” has become very popular in China and it is often heard from daily Chinese conversations.The original meaning of “粉丝” is glass noodle, a traditional Chinese food. Recently, “粉丝” has taken on an extended meaning. It has come...
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Chinese Culture Lessons---"Wearing a green hat" is a bad thing in China!
For those who have taken some Chinese learning classes, “绿(lǜ)” and “帽子(màozi)” are two familiar words. “绿(lǜ)” means green, such as in “绿叶(lǜyè)green leaf,” “绿草(lǜcǎo) green grass,” and “帽子(màozi)” means “hat.” Therefore, “绿帽子(lǜ màozi)” literally means...
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Chinese Culture Lesson---Does "Expensive" in Chinese mean something else?
If you have learned some beginner mandarin, you’ll know that in China, when people talk about price, “贵(guì )” is a word that you will often hear. The basic meaning of “贵” is “expensive,” and it has the antonym “便宜(guì ) cheap.” For other expressions...
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Chinese Culture Learning---Don't find a “花心的(huāxīnde)” boyfriend!
Spring is a season of flowers. Cherry blossoms, peach blossoms, and winter jasmines, all these beautiful flowers are decorating the earth. If you have take some Chinese courses, you’ll know all these beautiful flowers share one general name: “花(huā),”...