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
Study Questions and Vocabulary: Atheism
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
Study Questions and Vocabulary: Cantonese
Go back to the main article. Vocabulary Character Pinyin English 粤话 Yuèhuà Cantonese language (PN) 普通话 Pǔtōnghuà Mandarin language (PN)
Study Questions and Vocabulary: Acupuncture
Go back to the main article. Vocabulary Character Pinyin English 针刺疗法 zhēncìliáofǎ acupuncture (N) 针 zhēn needle (N) 中药 zhōngyào
Study Questions and Vocabulary: Mandarin
Go back to the main article. Vocabulary Character Pinyin English 官话 Guānhuà Mandarin (PN) 普通话 Pǔtōnghuà Mandarin (PN) 国语 Guóyǔ
Thematic Vocabulary: Cinema
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)
Study Questions and Vocabulary: Cinema
Go back to the main article. Vocabulary Character Pinyin English 电影 diànyǐng movie (N) 看电影 kàn diànyǐng to watch a
Study Questions and Vocabulary: Japan-China Relations
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
When two dogs strive for one bone, a third runs away with it (鹬蚌相争, 渔翁得利)|鹬蚌相争, 渔翁得利
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
Pulling up rice shoots to help them grow (揠苗助长)|揠苗助长
揠苗助长 Yà miáo zhù zhǎng Translation: Pulling up rice shoots to help them grow. Meaning: Spoil a thing by being