Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Chinese Conjunctions Video (Part Two) Posted by sasha on Sep 26, 2016
After mastering the four basic conjunctions covered in Part One, it’s time to practice some more advanced, compound conjunctions. Improve your Chinese fluency by following this video and learning these compound conjunctions. Then, try to make your own examples at home.
Chinese Vocabulary – Electronics Posted by sasha on Aug 9, 2016
Electronics (电子产品 – diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn) are kind of a big deal in China. In any major city, you’re sure to find at least a couple of absolutely massive electronics markets selling everything imaginable – think Best Buy on steroids. Walking through one is an interesting experience whether or not you’re actually looking to…
Chinese Conjunctions Part Two Posted by sasha on Jul 28, 2016
Have you studied the basic Chinese conjunctions in the first post? If not, go back and brush up on those before moving on. This post introduces some compound conjunctions, which use a few of the words we learned in the first lesson in a more advanced way. Apart from/Except; In addition (除了… 以外 – chú le……
Beginner’s Guide to Chinese eBook Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 25, 2016
If you’re a fan of this blog, you’ll love our new Beginner’s Guide to Mandarin Chinese. Here on the Chinese blog, we post a variety of content for learners of all levels. For the beginners among us who haven’t combed through our archives, you may be missing some of our older, but extremely useful introductory…
A Day in the Park Posted by sasha on Jul 18, 2016
Spending time in local parks is a huge part of Chinese culture. Since most people live stacked on top of one another in massive high-rise apartments, parks are the perfect place to get some fresh air, spend time with family and friends, and have some fun. Summer is in full swing, and parks all across…
Chinese Astronomy Lesson Posted by sasha on May 19, 2016
While it may not be the most useful thing to study when learning a new language, astronomy (天文学 – tiān wén xué) is certainly an interesting topic. When it comes to Chinese, learning the names of the planets and other astronomy-related vocabulary can help you become familiar with common characters that are used in a variety…
Chinese Directional Complements (Part One) Posted by sasha on Mar 9, 2016
Today I’d like to talk about two very important verbs in Chinese related to direction and how to properly use them in directional complements: go (去 – qù) come (来 – lái) The first thing you’ll want to remember about these two characters is this: If the action is moving towards the speaker, use 来. If the…