Do you have anything to “上交给国家”?
It's hardly rare to hear that unclaimed properties are often "handed to the state treasury". But, you may have noticed recently that folks around you have been handing just about everything over to the country.
Read MoreLearn radicals prior to Chinese characters
When I first came to China, the idea of a radical was just as foreign as I was and being able to use them to read had never even crossed my mind. Learning radicals is important in order to further your Chinese.
Read MoreDifferences between “二” and “两”
In Chinese, there are two words for "two". This is an introduction to the different uses of "2" in Chinese, namely 二 and 两.
Read MoreExpress multitasking with “一边…一边…”
This article will look at how to express two simultaneous activities or tasks with Chinese phrase "一边... 一边...".
Read MoreBenefits of keeping a notebook in Chinese learning
Keeping a notebook during your Chinese learning can be quite helpful.
Read MoreHow to express “for the nth time” in Chinese
One use of for in English is to express the number of times something happens. In Chinese this is handled with 第. Chinese tends to express this as "this is the nth time" or "that was the nth time".
Read MoreUseful golden rules of Chinese word order
When you were a Chinese beginner, you may have heard that word order in Chinese is very similar to that of English. But it is not. Here are some useful golden rules of Chinese word order.
Read MoreRepeating Chinese question words as place-holders
Repeating question words are a really cool feature of Chinese grammar. You can repeat question words and use them as 'place-holders' for some sort of information.
Read More发烧友: not a friend with high fever
In order to know the meaning of the word 发烧友 (fāshāoyǒu), we should first know something about 发烧 (fāshāo, fever). As we know, the first meaning of 发烧(fāshāo) means someone who has high temperature or run high fever.
Read More3 advanced uses of “都” other than “all”
In its simplest terms, 都 (dōu) means "all", but there are also many other advanced uses for it. 都 can also mean 甚至, meaning "even to the point that", and in this form it expresses emphasis.
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