Happy Chinese New Year and Gōngxǐ Fācái
by Frank YU The Spring Festival is China’s biggest holiday, beloved of the Chinese people. It is a day for
By Ashlesha Patil|2013-01-28T02:00:00+00:00January 28th, 2013|Learn Chinese, Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
by Frank YU The Spring Festival is China’s biggest holiday, beloved of the Chinese people. It is a day for
By Ashlesha Patil|2013-01-01T08:52:31+00:00January 1st, 2013|Teaching Materials, Learn Chinese, Vocabulary, Annotated Articles|
Go back to the main article. Character Pinyin English 无神论 wúshénlùn atheism (N) 宗教 zōngjiào religion (N) 中国共产党 zhōngguó gòngchǎndǎng
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-12-25T11:20:47+00:00December 25th, 2012|Teaching Materials, Learn Chinese, Vocabulary, Annotated Articles|
Go back to the main article. Vocabulary Character Pinyin English 粤话 Yuèhuà Cantonese language (PN) 普通话 Pǔtōnghuà Mandarin language (PN)
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-12-18T09:33:45+00:00December 18th, 2012|Teaching Materials, Learn Chinese, Vocabulary, Annotated Articles|
Go back to the main article. Vocabulary Character Pinyin English 针刺疗法 zhēncìliáofǎ acupuncture (N) 针 zhēn needle (N) 中药 zhōngyào
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-12-06T07:03:48+00:00December 6th, 2012|Annotated Articles, Teaching Materials, Learn Chinese, Vocabulary|
Go back to the main article. Vocabulary Character Pinyin English 官话 Guānhuà Mandarin (PN) 普通话 Pǔtōnghuà Mandarin (PN) 国语 Guóyǔ
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-12-03T10:55:47+00:00December 3rd, 2012|Learn Chinese, Thematic vocabulary|
Character Pinyin English 电影 diànyǐng movie (N) 看电影 kàn diànyǐng to watch a movie (V.O.) 电影院 diànyǐngyuán movie theater/cinema (N)
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-12-03T10:36:47+00:00December 3rd, 2012|Teaching Materials, Learn Chinese, Vocabulary|
Go back to the main article. Vocabulary Character Pinyin English 电影 diànyǐng movie (N) 看电影 kàn diànyǐng to watch a
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-10-26T06:10:50+00:00October 26th, 2012|Learn Chinese, Vocabulary, Annotated Articles|
Go back to the main article. Vocabulary Character Pinyin English 八个阶段 bā ge jiēduàn eight phases (PN) 古代中国 gǔdaì Zhōngguó
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-07-15T10:00:22+00:00July 15th, 2012|Learn Chinese, Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
鹬蚌相争, 渔翁得利 Yù bàng xiāng zhēng, yú wēng dé lì Translation: A grapple between a snipe and a clamp benefits
By Ashlesha Patil|2012-06-15T10:00:59+00:00June 15th, 2012|Learn Chinese, Proverbs and Sayings from the Chinese|
揠苗助长 Yà miáo zhù zhǎng Translation: Pulling up rice shoots to help them grow. Meaning: Spoil a thing by being