Archive for November, 2021
Beijing Famous Snack Yellow Pea Cake Posted by Ayana on Nov 23, 2021
Cixi (1835-1908) was the queen regent of the Qing Dynasty and known as the empress dowager of China. She started as one of the emperor’s low-ranking concubines. She gave birth to his first son, and after the emperor death she seized power and ruled over the Chinese empire for almost half a century. According to…
20 Famous Movie Quotes in Chinese Posted by sasha on Nov 17, 2021
Do you like watching movies? (你喜欢看电影吗? nǐ xǐ huān kàn diàn yǐng ma). Talking about movies is a great way to practice your Chinese and American movies are quite popular in China. In fact, thousands of young Chinese people work together to translate American TV shows and movies for the Chinese audience. Just check this NPR…
Chinese Winter Vocabulary Posted by Ayana on Nov 15, 2021
Autumn has come, the temperatures are gradually dropping, and winter is just around the corner. Chinese has two names for winter: Both names consist of two characters: the first one 冬 (dōng) means winter, and the second – 季 or 天– mean season. 季 (jì) comes from the Chinese noun for season 季节 (jì jié)…
Talking About Hobbies in Chinese Posted by sasha on Nov 8, 2021
A great way to improve your Chinese is by talking about your hobbies (爱好 Ài hào). It’s more fun talking about what you like to do in your spare time than what you have to do at work or school. Plus, finding people who share the same hobbies as you gives you the chance to…