The 5 Stages To Learning Chinese
1.“Ching-chong-ching” Stage (No Study) In this stage, Mandarin sounds like crazy nonsense noises. To the native English speaker, these noises are truly bizarre. The notion that these noises make up …
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Misunderstandings about China by Foreigners
1. 中国人数学很好 Zhōngguórén shùxué hěnhǎo The Chinese are all good at math Hěnduō wàiguó de péngyǒu dōu rènwéi zhōngguórén de shùxué hěnhǎo ，yīnwéi tāmen rènwéi hěn kùnnán de shùxué tí ，zhōngguórén …
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Old Chinese Superstitions
Míxìn de yìsi shì “xiàngxìn le cuòwù de dōngxi ”。zài zhōngguó ，yǒu guò zhèxiē jiù míxìn ，jīntiān wǒ dài dàjiā liǎojiě yī xià。 迷信的意思是 “相信了错误的东西”。在中国，有过这些旧迷信，今天我带大家了解一下。 Superstition means one believes in …
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Cultural Differences Between Chinese and Westerners
During the last century, contact between Chinese and Westerners was relatively limited, and both people knew little about the other. Now we have more opportunities than ever for exchange. With …
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Greetings other than 你好
One of the first things that any Chinese lesson, book, or teacher will teach you is “你好 (nǐ hǎo).” 你好 translates into “Hello.” Funny enough, native Chinese speakers rarely use …
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Random Word Trivia Quiz
See how many of these random words you can guess the English and Chinese for! 1. You choose not to attend class. (verb) 2. You are a student who is always …
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A how to for “picking up” in Chinese
Stop sniggering at the back! When you saw the title, did you think we were learning about how to pick up a man or woman in Chinese class today? We …
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5 Ways to Keep Cool of Ancient Chinese
Today we have many easy ways to keep cool in hot summer such as electric fan and air-conditioner. However, in ancient times, without fan and air conditioner how did they spend the hot …
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A Greeting with Training Wheels
A Greeting with Training Wheels How do you ask “how are you?” in Chinese? Most textbooks or other study materials include the classic greeting 你好吗？ (“how are you?”) right in …
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Would You Marry Me?
Marriage is one of the most significant things in a person’s life. In Chinese, “婚”(hūn) is the literal meaning of marriage. This Chinese character has two parts, that is to …
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