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Chinese Names for All 30 NBA Teams Posted by sasha on Oct 9, 2017
While China may be known more for kung fu (功夫 – gōng fu) and ping pong (乒乓 – pīng pāng) – both English words that were borrowed from Chinese, by the way – basketball (篮球 – lán qiú) is becoming more and more popular in the Middle Kingdom. Take a walk around any college campus in China, and you’re sure to…
A Good Morning Routine in Chinese Posted by Ayana on Oct 2, 2017
A morning routine is very important早晨起床后的日常习惯是很重要的 (zǎochén qǐchuáng hòu de rìcháng xíguàn shì hěn zhòngyào de). Your morning habits can affect your entire day. Adopting healthy customs can improve your mood for the whole day. And these customs don’t require much time or effort, like eating a nutritious breakfast. Let’s do all this in Chinese!…
Family Vocabulary in Chinese Posted by sasha on Sep 27, 2017
Talking about family is a great way to practice your Chinese. To do so, you’ll want to learn some family vocabulary in Chinese first. Follow this short video to learn 25 important Chinese words for family: 家 – jiā family 父母 – fù mǔ parents 爸爸 – bà ba dad 妈妈 – mā ma mom…
Talking About Family in Chinese Posted by sasha on Sep 25, 2017
The Chinese family tree can be quite complicated, as we learned in our last post. Go back and check that one out if you need to brush up on your Chinese family vocabulary. Now that you’ve got all the Chinese words you’ll need for familial relationships, it’s time to go a step further. In this…
Chinese Family Vocabulary Posted by sasha on Sep 21, 2017
Talking about your family is a great way to practice your Chinese at any level. However, the Chinese family tree is a bit complicated. Never fear, because we’re here to help! In this post you’ll learn all the Chinese family vocabulary you’ll ever need (and some that you won’t). Chinese Family Vocabulary Confused yet? As…
School Subjects in Chinese Posted by sasha on Sep 7, 2017
A new school year is underway in China, and students all across the country are busy with classes and homework. We’ve already learned a lot of useful Chinese school vocabulary in the last post. Now it’s time to learn about school subjects in Chinese. Vocabulary List Here’s a list of school subjects (学校科目 – xué…
Chinese School Vocabulary Posted by sasha on Sep 5, 2017
With the start of September, summer vacation is officially over in China. All across the country, students are donning their track suits, red scarves, and “Safety” (安全 – Ān quán) hats. That’s right, it’s time to head back to school (开课 – kāi kè)! There are also plenty of foreigners arriving in China for the first…