Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Get Familiar with the Chinese Verb 熟悉 Posted by Ayana on Feb 5, 2018
China is my second home, a home full of adventures and new experiences. Every city and village I visit tell a new story. Every mountain has a new route to explore. Every food stall is a delicious feast. One of the Chinese verbs I use quite often to describe my Chinese experiences is熟悉 (shúxī). It…
Taking the Beijing Subway Posted by sasha on Jan 29, 2018
When it comes to getting around Beijing, you just can’t beat the subway. The traffic on the city’s busy streets can be horrendous, making traveling by bus or taxi painfully slow. Head underground and you’ll seriously cut the commute time. Just try to avoid the subway during rush hour if you can, as it can…
Chinese Vocabulary for the Winter Olympics Posted by sasha on Jan 24, 2018
It’s an exciting time of the year as the Winter Olympics (冬季奥运会 – dōng jì ào yùn huì) are about to get started. You may be interested in the games and would love to talk about them with your Chinese friends or colleagues, but just have no idea how. Never fear, as we’re here to teach you some…
New Year’s Resolution – Learn Chinese Posted by sasha on Jan 15, 2018
The start of the year is a popular time to work on some New Year’s Resolutions (新年计划 – xīn nián jì huà). As Ayana discussed in her recent post, some popular resolutions are to lose weight or quit smoking. If you’re reading this blog, then chances are one of your New Year’s Resolutions is to…
Learn the Chinese Tones Posted by sasha on Jan 11, 2018
Chinese can be an intimidating language to learn, what with the thousands upon thousands of intricate characters (汉字 – hàn zì) that take years and lots of effort to master. If you want to be able to read a newspaper in Chinese or write a letter by hand, you’ll need a few thousand at your disposal. However, most…
Most Popular Posts of 2017 Posted by sasha on Dec 28, 2017
Can you believe we’re about to say goodbye to 2017 and hello to 2018? Time flies (时间飞逝 – shí jiān fēi shì)! The end of the year is always a great time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. We love looking at the year-end stats and seeing which posts were…
What Are You Doing? in Chinese Posted by sasha on Dec 26, 2017
When teaching English to my Chinese students, I find that it’s always a bit difficult for them to switch between the simple present and the simple present continuous tenses in English. That is, the different between saying “I go” and “I am going.” Thankfully, this really isn’t so tough in Chinese. In this post we’re…