How to use ‘yào bù’ in Chinese
要不 (yào bù) has a number of meanings, depending on how it is used. “要不”有几个不同的意思，这取决于它的用法。 "要不" as to mark possible choices 要不 can be used to offer "either/or" choices to …
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Chinlingo Podcast｜A monologue by a cute panda
Hài，dà jiā hǎo，wǒ shì quán shì jiè zuì kě ài de dà xióng māo。Wǒ de fěn sī xǐ huān jiào wǒ "Pàng Dá"、"Tuán Zi " huò zhě "Gún Gǔn"，dàn …
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How to compliment woman in Chinese
Wherever he or she comes from, everyone likes being complimented. Of course, it is the same case with Chinese people.However, the Chinese are basically modest. In particular, Chinese girls are …
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A talk on “还是”: Still, I love you very much!
"还是" is an active word in Chinese. Do you have a good understanding of it? "还是"是汉语中一个非常活跃的词，但是你真的充分了解它吗？ It falls into different parts of speech and is provided with varied uses. "还是"具有多种词性和用法： …
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Chinlingo Podcast｜12 kinds of companionship in Chinese
1.八拜之交 (bā bài zhī jiāo, sworn brotherhood) Gǔ shí hou，rén men hé yǔ zì jǐ jiā zú xìng shì bù tóng de rén jié bài wéi xiōng …
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Make comparisons with ‘bù rú’ in Chinese
不如 (bùrú) can be used to make comparisons in a similar way as the 比 structure. In its simplest form, 不如 is used to convey that A is 'not as …
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Chinlingo Podcast｜A man can be also called a princess in China
Rànɡ kāi ！ rànɡ kāi ！ shén me ？ lián wǒ dōu bú rèn shí ！ wǒ kě shì " xiǎo ɡōnɡ jǔ " ne 让开！让开！什么？连我都不认识！我可是"小公举"呢~~~~ Step aside! Step aside! Don't you know me? I’m a 小公举. āi ， zhè shì …
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Say ‘among’ with ‘dāng zhōng’ in Chinese
当中 (dāng zhōng) means "among", or more literally "in the middle of". In English this is a bit like "of", where you would say, "of all of my friends, you …
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Indicate “the whole” with “quán”
One of the uses of 全 (quán) is to indicate the entirety of something. It can be used for something like a whole household, an entire country, the whole world, …
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Chinlingo Podcast│Is it really funny to say the names of Southeast Asian countries in Chinese? (1)
The Olympic Games is in full swing. It is a sports meet which almost all countries in the world take part in. How many sport events have you watched so far? Well, we …
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