Archive for June, 2019
Talking About Summer in Chinese Posted by sasha on Jun 20, 2019
Tomorrow is the first day of summer (夏天 – xià tiān). Many students are getting ready to go on summer vacation (暑假 – shǔ jià), so lots of families plan to take a vacation (假期 – jià qī) in the coming months. All over China, people are excited for what the summer months bring. Learn…
Talking about Smoking in Chinese Posted by Ayana on Jun 17, 2019
Smoking (吸烟 xī yān) is a bad habit (坏习惯 huài xí guàn). Cigarettes appear to have originated in Mexico and Central America around the 9th century in the form of reeds and smoking tubes. In the 19th century, the cigarette had crossed into Europe and received the name cigarette (香烟 xiāng yān). Nowadays, the adverse health…
The Poems of Qu Yuan Posted by sasha on Jun 5, 2019
This Friday is the Dragon Boat Festival (端午节 – duān wǔ jié), a traditional holiday that’s celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. While many know this Chinese festival for its exciting dragon boat races, it actually came about to honor a poet named Qu Yuan (屈原 – qū yuán). While we’ve…
About the Dragon Boat Festival Customs Posted by Ayana on Jun 3, 2019
The Dragon Boat Festival is known in Chinese as 端午节 (Duān wǔ jié). It is celebrated every year on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, which falls on June 7 in 2019. 端午节，这个重大节日举国同庆。 Duān wǔ jié, zhè ge zhòng dà jié rì jǔ guó tóng qìng. The whole nation celebrates…