倪 is a common word in Chinese. It literally means “too” or “so” in the sense of “excessively”. Usually äº needs to be added after the adjective to make it sound natural in Chinese. This Chinese Vocabulary Study guide tai 倪 features the basic grammatical rules on how to use the word with many useful examples. Here […]
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I love this song by ZhÄng Shà ohán åŒ é¶æ¶µ. Let’s quote some from the words æ¯äžæ¬¡éœåšåŸåŸå€åäžå区 mÄi yÄ« cì dÅu zà i pái huái gÅ« dÄn zhÅng jiÄn qiáng Every time I wander in loneliness, I get stronger; æ¯äžæ¬¡å°±ç®åŸå䌀ä¹äžéªæ³ªå mÄi yÄ« cì jiù suà n hÄn shòu shÄng yÄ bù shÇn lÚi guÄng Every time even if I
There are several ways of learning Chinese vocabulary. We can use visual aids, demonstration or explanation and other methods. Mind maps, or spider grams, as visual forms of note taking, are very effective in learning Chinese vocabulary. Using mind maps to learn Chinese has been proven to be very effective. What Are Mind Maps Usually
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There is one short story made of words that used only one sound, shi (sounds like ‘sure’). We call it “The Story of Mr. Shi Eating Lions” which was written by Zhao Yuanren, a linguist in Chinese, the author of “A Grammar of Spoken Chinese”. This short story is composed of 91 words and all
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It is well known that children need “positive enforcement” (âæ£é¢æ¿å±”). By definition, “positive enforcement occurs when a desirable event or stimulus is presented as a consequence of a behavior and the behavior increases.” (Wikipedia). Praise is one of the strategies to provide positive verbal feedback. However, if we praise our child all the time with
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Every autumn, Chinese people celebrate a very special day, Mid-Autumn Festival. It is always the 15th day of August according to Chinese calendar. Usually it falls in September or October. Do you know how people have Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival celebration? On every 15th of each month based on the Chinese calendar, the moon is round.
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After a long relaxing summer vacation, it is back to school time! Just like students need supplies for school use, they will learn different subjects in school. By the end of the first day, most students will be familiar with the school objects, and have their timetable in their hands. The timetable lists all the subjects
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éœ is one of the commonly used characters in Chinese. Literally it means “both” and “all”. This Chinese Vocabulary Study guide you éœ features the basic grammatical rules on how to use the word with many useful examples. è¡èåè¹æïŒæéœå欢ã This sentence can be translated into English as “Grapes and apples, I like both. “ As
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ä¹ (yÄ) means “too” or “also”.Chinese vocabulary study guide Ye ä¹ explains the basic rules of how to use ä¹ in Chinese as well as some common mistakes and how to avoid them. Let’s have a look at a sentence first. My friend is going to the library. I am going there too. This is
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äž (bu) is a common word in Chinese. It literally means “no, not”. In this vocabulary study guide, I would like to list some rules of how to use it in Chinese. to Negate a VERB äž is generally used to negate a verb in the present of future tense by simply putting it in front
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Some proverbs have the similar meanings in both Chinese and English, although the expressions are different. For example. “Burnt child dreads the fire. ” in Chinese, the corresponding proverb is “äžæ被èå¬ïŒå幎æäºç»³ (literally means, “He who was once bitten by a snake is frightened at the sight of a coiled rope.” ) Can you make the
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When spring comes, working in the garden such as planting seeds , watering flowers and so on is a great fun, for both adults and children. It is also a good time to teach kids some gardening words in Chinese. Here is a gardening theme Chinese Learning pack for kids. The pack contains the following printable: · Gardening theme
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This song is a classical Chinese children’s song. It tells a story that an old lady taking a tricycle. She was asked to pay 50 cents, but she paid 1 dollar. Isn’t that strange? A little monkey is so hungry that it cannot jump. It was given a banana, but it refuses to take it.
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Safety and discipline are two big topics adults cannot talk about enough to our children. How to say them in Chinese? Here are a list of sentences you can use when it is necessary. SAFETY 1. å°å¿ã xiÇoxÄ«n Be careful. | Watch out. 2. å°å¿è·¯æ»ã xiÇoxÄ«n lù huá Be careful. It is slippery. 3. å°å¿æ¥Œæ¢¯ã
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What are the important things for a child? Objects for the school! Here are some commonly used school objects in Chinese. It would be useful for the children to get to know them all! é ç¬ç qiÄnbÇ hé pencil-case é¢ç¬ gÄngbÇ pen é ç¬ qiÄnbÇ Pencil è®°å·ç¬ jìhà o bÇ marker å°ºå chÇzi ruler æ©¡ç® xià ngpà eraser åºäœè¶æ£
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Public signs are very important. Many signs in China look similar to the ones available in Europe, USA and other countries in the world. Familiar Public Area Signs For example, NO SMOKING is pretty much the same. çŠæ¢åžç JìnzhÇ xÄ«yÄn No Mobile Phone looks similar too. 请å¿äœ¿çšææº QÇng wù shÇyòng shÇujÄ« Although a person does
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Chinese numbers are fundamental for Chinese learning. To some extent, learning Chinese numbers serves a shortcut to learn many other Chinese topics such as year, month, date, weekdays, time and much more. MY CHINESE NUMBER BOOKLET However, many times these topics are taught separately at different time in different units. Because the knowledge is not
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æ±åïŒhà n zì ), Chinese characters, are of thousands of years history. It is interesting, esp. for children, to find out the origin of them since they have changed over the years. Here is a video showing the evolution of some common Chinese characters.
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It is very important to know the basic Chinese sentences in order to conduct conversations in Chinese. Here are 30 sentences you can learn to start dialogues in Chinese. èœèœè¯¯äœ äžç¹æ¶éŽåïŒ Néng dÄnwù nÇ yÄ«diÇn shÃjiÄn ma? Have you got a minute? æç¬åæåïŒYÇu bÇ jiÚ wÇ ma Have you got a pen I could
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How is the weather? In Chinese, we say 倩æ°æä¹æ ·ïŒTiÄnqì zÄnme yà ng? Is it sunny? Is it rainy? Is it little cloudy? Is it snowy? Is it windy? Is it foggy? æ¯æŽå€©åïŒ Shì qÃng tiÄn ma? æ¯äžéšåïŒ Shì xià yÇ ma? æ¯å€äºåïŒ Shì duÅyún ma? æ¯äžéªåïŒ Shì xià xuÄ ma? æ¯å®é£åïŒ Shì guÄ fÄng ma? æ¯å€éŸåïŒ
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