Tag Archives: Chinese vocabulary
My Neighborhood in Chinese Posted by sasha on Jun 6, 2016
A great way to start building your vocabulary and practice talking about places and directions is to introduce your neighborhood (邻里 – lín lǐ) or community (社区 – shè qū; 小区 – xiǎo qū). If you live in a Chinese city, your neighborhood is most likely a very busy place, with all sorts of shops, businesses…
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 Spring Vocabulary Posted by sasha on Mar 28, 2016
We’ve already covered winter and summer here, so bookmark those to build up your vocabulary. It’s been a long winter, but the ice is starting to melt and flowers are starting to bloom again. Spring is in the air, and what better way to get excited about the changing of the seasons than learning how to talk…
Oceania in Chinese Posted by sasha on Mar 23, 2016
We’ve been all over the world on our ongoing Chinese geography lesson. In case you’ve missed any of the past posts, here are the links for you to bookmark: 50 US States Canadian Provinces, Territories, and Cities North American Countries South American Countries European Countries Asian Countries African Countries We’ve still got two continents to…
North American Countries in Chinese Posted by sasha on Nov 3, 2015
Our epic Chinese geography lesson continues as we learn the countries, states, provinces, and cities from all across this great world of ours bit by bit. In case you’ve missed any of the previous lessons, here they are: All 50 US States in Chinese Canadian Provinces, Territories, and Cities European Countries South American Countries and…
Chinese Names for European Countries Posted by sasha on Sep 23, 2015
We’re going all around the world to learn the Chinese names for different countries, states, provinces, cities – you name it! In case you missed the previous posts, here are links to catch you up: Chinese Names for the 50 United States Chinese Names for Canadian Provinces, Territories, and Major Cities Chinese Names for South…
Chinese Opposite Words Posted by sasha on Sep 14, 2015
When I teach English to students in China, I always encourage them to learn opposite words together. That way they double their vocabulary and come to associate the words with each other. The same works when you study Chinese, or any language for that matter – it’s good to memorize opposite words to build your…