Archive for February, 2014

Highlights of Sichuan Province Posted by sasha on Feb 28, 2014

Visit the giant pandas, eat mouth-numbing hot pot, and shake your groove thing in Chengdu. Hike up a Buddhist mountain, drop by a traditional courtyard home and farm, and chill by the river in Ping Le. Hike and enjoy the natural beauty of Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong national parks. Welcome to Sichuan province! 成都 – chéng…

10 Must Know Chinese Measure Words Posted by sasha on Feb 26, 2014

When just beginning to study Chinese, many people get intimidated by the massive amount of measure words used in the language. Don’t let the measure words freak you out, though, especially if you’re a native English speaker – we use tons of measure words in English! Just see for yourself: one glass of water, two…

Beijing Olympic Park Posted by sasha on Feb 24, 2014

奥林匹克公园 – Ào lín pǐ kè gōng yuán Olympic Park 森林公园 – sēn lín gōng yuán Olympic Forest Park 新奥购物中心 – xīn ào gòu wù zhōng xīn Xin Ao Shopping Center 玲珑塔 – líng lóng tǎ Ling Long Tower We just reviewed some Chinese vocabulary for talking about the Winter Olympics in the last post,…

Let’s Talk About the Winter Olympics in Chinese Posted by sasha on Feb 18, 2014

It’s an exciting time of the year as the Winter Olympics (冬季奥运会 – dōng jì ào yùn huì) are currently underway in Sochi (索契 – suǒ qì). The motto for this year’s games is, “Hot. Cool. Yours.” (激情冰火屬於你 – jī qíng bīng huǒ shǔ yú nǐ); hopefully it sounds better in Russian than it does…

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