Archive for July, 2020
Summer Fun in Beijing Parks Posted by sasha on Jul 29, 2020
Summer in Beijing is very fun (北京的夏天很有趣 Běi jīng de xià tiān hěn yǒu qù). Sure it’s a bit hot, but there are plenty of ways to cool down. Plus, if you can’t make it to a body of water, you can always just roll your shirt up over your belly and rock the now…
Chinese Vocabulary for the (Postponed) 2020 Olympic Games Posted by Ayana on Jul 20, 2020
The Olympic Games (奥运会 ào yùn huì) are the world’s biggest celebration of sport. More than 200 nations participate in the foremost international sporting event. For a couple of weeks, people from all over the world engage together in fair competitions and athletic skills. The international festival aims to promote solidarity and respect, and to rejoice…
Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad Recipe Posted by sasha on Jul 8, 2020
Summer is upon us, which means the weather is getting hotter and hotter (天气越来越热 tiān qì yuè lái yuè rè). On those hot summer days, it’s nice having a cool, refreshing snack. There’s perhaps no better dish for this time of year than a smashed cucumber salad (拍黄瓜 pāi huáng guā). You may also see…
How to Use the Chinese Word for Symptom Posted by Ayana on Jul 6, 2020
症状 (zhèng zhuàng) is a noun meaning symptom. The Chinese dictionary defines it as an abnormal condition (异常状态yì cháng zhuàng tài) indicates disease (疾病jí bìng). For example: 头痛是许多疾病的症状。 Tóu tòng shì xǔ duō jí bìng de zhèng zhuàng. Headache is a symptom of many diseases. —————————————————————————————————————————– Adjectives to describe symptoms include: For example: 流鼻涕是感冒的常见症状。 Liú…